How does a guardianship end if the incapable person regains capacity in Ontario?

A guardianship doesn't end automatically the moment someone's condition improves — it generally requires a formal step confirming the person has regained capacity before the guardianship is terminated. This typically involves obtaining a new capacity assessment or other suitable evidence showing the person can now manage their own property or personal care again, and then bringing an application to the court (or, for a statutory guardianship of property, following the process to end that status) to have the guardianship formally discharged.

Until that formal step is taken, the existing guardian generally continues to have legal authority, even if the person's actual functioning has genuinely improved, which is why prompt action matters once real improvement is apparent. The guardian is also usually expected to provide a final accounting of their management of the property up to the point the guardianship ends, so there's a clear record of how things were handled throughout. Because ending a guardianship properly requires the right evidence and the correct procedural steps, get legal advice as soon as capacity appears to have genuinely returned, rather than simply treating the person as capable informally.