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===BC Bereavement Helpline=== | ===BC Bereavement Helpline=== | ||
A non-profit society that helps people in BC cope with grief. | A non-profit society that helps people in BC cope with grief. | ||
:Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950 | :Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950 | ||
Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223 | :Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223 | ||
:[mailto://contact@bcbh.ca contact@bcbh.ca] | |||
:[http://www. | :[http://www.bcbh.ca/ bcbh.ca ] | ||
===BC Funeral Association=== | |||
A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC. | |||
:Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899 | |||
:[mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com] | |||
:[http://www.bcfunerals.com bcfunerals.com ] | |||
===BC Transplant=== | |||
A provincial health agency that oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplantation in BC, including the BC Organ Donor Registry. | |||
:Lower Mainland: 604-877-2240 | |||
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-6189 | |||
:[mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca] | |||
:[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ transplant.bc.ca] | |||
===Canada.ca=== | |||
The section “[https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/benefits/family/death.html Following a Death]” includes information about federal benefits available and steps to take after a loved one has died. | |||
:Toll-free: 1-800-622-6232 | |||
:Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105 | |||
:[https://www.canada.ca/home.html canada.ca] | |||
===Consumer Protection BC=== | |||
Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC. | |||
:Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 | |||
:[mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca] | |||
:[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/consumer-help/consumer-information-funeral-rights/ consumerprotectionbc.ca] | |||
===Coroners Service of BC=== | |||
Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC. | |||
:Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745 | |||
:[mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca] | |||
:[https://gov.bc.ca/coroners gov.bc.ca/coroners] | |||
===Last Post Fund=== | |||
A non-profit society that delivers a Veterans Affairs Canada program providing funeral and burial benefits for eligible Canadian and Allied veterans. | |||
:Toll-free: 1-800-465-7113 | |||
:[mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca] | |||
:[http://www.lastpostfund.ca/ lastpostfund.ca] | |||
===Memorial Society of BC=== | |||
A non-profit society that helps to plan funerals that are simple, dignified and affordable. | |||
:Toll-free: 1-888-816-5902 | |||
:[mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org] | |||
:[https://memorialsocietybc.org/ memorialsocietybc.org] | |||
===Society of Notaries Public of BC=== | |||
A notary public can assist with notarizing a death certificate and providing information about wills and estates. The Society of Notaries Public of BC offers a list of notaries in the province. | |||
:Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516 | |||
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343 | |||
:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails notaries.bc.ca] | |||
===Vital Statistics Agency=== | |||
A government agency responsible for the registration of deaths in British Columbia. | |||
:Victoria: 250-952-2681 | |||
:Toll-free: 1-888-876-1633 | |||
:[http://gov.bc.ca/vitalstatistics gov.bc.ca/vitalstatistics] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 13 December 2019
This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Helen Low, QC and Nicco Bautista in January 2017. |
BC Bereavement Helpline
A non-profit society that helps people in BC cope with grief.
- Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950
- Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223
- contact@bcbh.ca
- bcbh.ca
BC Funeral Association
A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.
- Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899
- info@bcfunerals.com
- bcfunerals.com
BC Transplant
A provincial health agency that oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplantation in BC, including the BC Organ Donor Registry.
- Lower Mainland: 604-877-2240
- Toll-free: 1-800-663-6189
- info@bct.phsa.ca
- transplant.bc.ca
Canada.ca
The section “Following a Death” includes information about federal benefits available and steps to take after a loved one has died.
- Toll-free: 1-800-622-6232
- Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105
- canada.ca
Consumer Protection BC
Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
- Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
- info@consumerprotectionbc.ca
- consumerprotectionbc.ca
Coroners Service of BC
Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
- Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745
- CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca
- gov.bc.ca/coroners
Last Post Fund
A non-profit society that delivers a Veterans Affairs Canada program providing funeral and burial benefits for eligible Canadian and Allied veterans.
- Toll-free: 1-800-465-7113
- info@lastpost.ca
- lastpostfund.ca
Memorial Society of BC
A non-profit society that helps to plan funerals that are simple, dignified and affordable.
- Toll-free: 1-888-816-5902
- mail@memorialsocietybc.org
- memorialsocietybc.org
Society of Notaries Public of BC
A notary public can assist with notarizing a death certificate and providing information about wills and estates. The Society of Notaries Public of BC offers a list of notaries in the province.
- Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516
- Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343
- notaries.bc.ca
Vital Statistics Agency
A government agency responsible for the registration of deaths in British Columbia.
- Victoria: 250-952-2681
- Toll-free: 1-888-876-1633
- gov.bc.ca/vitalstatistics
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