Section 48 of the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms provides that every aged person and every handicapped person has a right to protection against any form of exploitation. This text defines different notions in order to circumscribe the phenomenon of financial exploitation of the elderly. We analyze the notions of “elder,” “vulnerable person,” “dependent person” as well as the notion of “exploitation” and the related notion of “abuse” in the context of the protection granted by this provision, especially against financial exploitation. Even if section 48 applies to all seniors, exploitation will occur only if the applicable person is vulnerable. The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal defined the term “exploitation” as the act of taking advantage of a position of strength at the cost of more vulnerable interests, but insisted that the wide scope of this term be provided a protection against any form of exploitation whether physical, psychological, social or moral. In our view, this definition appears too restrictive to adequately protect seniors against non-financial exploitation. As for the notion of “abuse,” much used in social sciences, it seems to be both broader and narrower than the legal notion of exploitation. Secondly, we illustrate this phenomenon by presenting numerous instances of financial exploitation.