Try to think back to when you signed the papers. You may have agreed to a community treatment Order, or at least that's what they're called here in ON. The rules vary from province to province, but you can be put on a CTO here in ON, if you've been hospitalized x number of times in the preceeding 2 years or if your Dr. thinks that you are capable of living within the community but may be at risk for non-compliance with your medication. In ON, most people who are on CTO's have an ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) team working with them, to ensure compliance.

If you have signed a CTO, they can be kind of hard to get out of, but there is normally a review process.

I'd start with your psychiatrist, and find out what exactly his knowledge of your legal standing is.

Good luck.

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