Have you considered trying to locate a Canadian cryonicist that has already had similar legal documents drafted? Perhaps the relevant cryo providers would be happy to ask around for a Canadian volunteer who already has such an agreement to discuss this with you. After all, being able to obtain this agreement is a prerequisite for you to become a customer, and so it is in the cryo provider’s best interest to assist. Once the person is found, you could either ask whether you can use a copy of their agreement, or if it belongs to the lawyers, you could ask the lawyers to give you a better deal since they already drafted one of these and can make changes to the existing copy.
Also, if you choose to lead the construction of a public domain contract for this, then stating that this is your intention may draw more interested people to pool money, and would also result in making a much bigger difference to the world when you overcome this obstacle. You might also find additional resources this way like lawyers who have experience with these.
I don’t know enough about law to tell you whether it’s likely to be useful to consult an IP lawyer to ask whether a contract, once bought, can be placed into the public domain, but I know enough about human nature to know that if lawyers have a way to prevent their contracts from being released into the public domain, they will want to use it.
Or you could make temporary arrangements like the Alcor website recommends. They say not to delay because you might find yourself in a situation where it’s too late. If you get something adequate set up now, you can improve the setup and make it ideal later.
Have you considered trying to locate a Canadian cryonicist that has already had similar legal documents drafted? Perhaps the relevant cryo providers would be happy to ask around for a Canadian volunteer who already has such an agreement to discuss this with you. After all, being able to obtain this agreement is a prerequisite for you to become a customer, and so it is in the cryo provider’s best interest to assist. Once the person is found, you could either ask whether you can use a copy of their agreement, or if it belongs to the lawyers, you could ask the lawyers to give you a better deal since they already drafted one of these and can make changes to the existing copy.
Also, if you choose to lead the construction of a public domain contract for this, then stating that this is your intention may draw more interested people to pool money, and would also result in making a much bigger difference to the world when you overcome this obstacle. You might also find additional resources this way like lawyers who have experience with these.
I don’t know enough about law to tell you whether it’s likely to be useful to consult an IP lawyer to ask whether a contract, once bought, can be placed into the public domain, but I know enough about human nature to know that if lawyers have a way to prevent their contracts from being released into the public domain, they will want to use it.
Or you could make temporary arrangements like the Alcor website recommends. They say not to delay because you might find yourself in a situation where it’s too late. If you get something adequate set up now, you can improve the setup and make it ideal later.