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[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]
[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]
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| width="20%" | '''Public Guardians and Trustee Office'''
| width="20%" | Coroners Service of BC
| width="40%" | Administers estates of people in BC who die with or without a will when an executor, family member, or other eligible person either does not wish or is unable to carry out the administration of the estate.
| width="40%" | Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.trustee.bc.ca www.trustee.bc.ca<br/>
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745 <br/>
Phone: 604-660-4444 (Lower Mainland)<br/>
Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca] <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-7867 (Service BC) <br/>
[http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/
Email: [mailto://mail@trustee.bc.ca mail@trustee.bc.ca] <br/>
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700 – 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3
| width="20%" | Last Post Fund
| width="40%" | A non-profit society that delivers a Veterans Affairs Canada program providing funeral and burial benefits for eligible Canadian and Allied veterans.
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-800-465-7113 <br/>
Email: [mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca <br/>
[http://www.lastpostfund.ca/www.lastpostfund.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''Memorial Society of BC'''
| width="40%" | A non-profit society that helps to plan funerals that are simple, dignified and affordable.
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-888-816-5902 <br/>
Email: [mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org <br/>
[https://memorialsocietybc.org/ www.memorialsocietybc.org/]
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| width="20%" | '''Society of Notaries Public of BC'''
| width="20%" | '''Society of Notaries Public of BC'''
| width="40%" | A notary public can provide assistance with notarizing death certificates and providing extensive information about wills and estates. <span class="noglossary">Contact</span> the Society office to obtain the name and telephone number of a notary public near you. Ask the notary public how much it will cost for the first meeting.  
| width="40%" | 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.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca] <br/>
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516 <br/>
Phone: 604-681-4516 (Lower Mainland)<br/>
Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-0343 <br/>
[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails]
Box 44, 1220 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6
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| width="20%" | '''Vital Statistics Agency'''
| width="40%" | The British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency is responsible for the registration of births, marriages, and deaths in British Columbia.  Offices are located in Victoria, Vancouver, and Kelowna.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca www.vs.gov.bc.ca] <br/>
Phone: 250-952-2681 (Victoria)<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-888-876-1633 <br/>
PO Box 9657 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9P3
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| width="20%" | '''Will and Estates: Attorney General'''  
| width="20%" | '''Vital Statistics Agency'''
| width="40%" | The Ministry of Attorney General website has information about wills and estates, including probate procedures.
| width="40%" | A government agency responsible for the registration of deaths in British Columbia.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1682 www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1682]
| width="40%" | Victoria: 250-952-2681 <br/>
Toll-free: 1-888-876-1633 <br/>
[http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events www.vs.gov.bc.ca ]
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