Canada Pension Plan Regulations (C.R.C., c. 385)

55 (1) Where the Minister is satisfied, on such information or evidence as is presented to him or as he may require, that a beneficiary, by reason of infirmity, illness, insanity or other cause, is incapable of managing his own affairs, the Minister may direct that the benefit be paid on behalf of such beneficiary to any person or agency that the Minister is satisfied is authorized by or pursuant to any law of Canada or of a province to manage that beneficiary’s affairs or, where it appears to the Minister that there is no person or agency so authorized, to a person or agency approved by the Minister.

(2) Where the Minister directs, pursuant to subsection (1), that a benefit be paid on behalf of a beneficiary to a person or agency referred to in that subsection, no such benefit shall be paid to such person or agency until the person or agency, as the case may be, has undertaken in an agreement with the Minister

• (a) to administer and expend the benefit on behalf of the beneficiary in accordance with the terms of the agreement; and

• (b) to furnish any information or evidence and to do anything that the Act or these Regulations require the beneficiary to furnish or do.

(3) Any person or agency to whom a benefit is paid pursuant to this section on behalf of a beneficiary shall account, in a form approved by the Minister and at such time or times as he directs, to the Minister for the benefit payments received and the disbursements made of the payments.