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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<br/>
:Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950  
:Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223  
:Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223  
:Email: [mailto://contact@bcbh.ca contact@bcbh.ca] <br/>
:[mailto://contact@bcbh.ca contact@bcbh.ca]  
:[http://www.bcbereavementhelpline.com/ www.bcbereavementhelpline.com]
:[http://www.bcbereavementhelpline.com/ www.bcbereavementhelpline.com]


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A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.
A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.
:Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899
:Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899
:Email: [mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com]
:[mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com]
:[http://www.bcfunerals.com www.bcfunerals.com]
:[http://www.bcfunerals.com www.bcfunerals.com]


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:Lower Mainland: 604-877-2240
:Lower Mainland: 604-877-2240
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-6189
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-6189
:Email: [mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca]
:[mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca]
:[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ www.transplant.bc.ca]  
:[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ www.transplant.bc.ca]  


===Canada.ca===
===Canada.ca===
The section “Following a Death” includes information about federal benefits available and steps to take after a loved one has died.
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: 1-800-622-6232
:Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105
:Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105
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Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
:Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
:Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
:Email: [mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca]
:[mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca]
:[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]
:[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]


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Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
:Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745  
:Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745  
:Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca]
:[mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca]
:[http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/]
:[http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners]


===Last Post Fund===
===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.
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
:Toll-free: 1-800-465-7113
:Email: [mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca]
:[mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca]
:[http://www.lastpostfund.ca/ www.lastpostfund.ca]
:[http://www.lastpostfund.ca/ www.lastpostfund.ca]


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A non-profit society that helps to plan funerals that are simple, dignified and affordable.
A non-profit society that helps to plan funerals that are simple, dignified and affordable.
:Toll-free: 1-888-816-5902
:Toll-free: 1-888-816-5902
:Email: [mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org]
:[mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org]
:[https://memorialsocietybc.org/ www.memorialsocietybc.org/]
:[https://memorialsocietybc.org/ www.memorialsocietybc.org]


===Society of Notaries Public of BC===
===Society of Notaries Public of BC===
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:Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516  
:Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516  
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343  
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343  
:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails]
:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca]


===Vital Statistics Agency===
===Vital Statistics Agency===
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