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


===BC Funeral Association===
A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.
:Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899
:Email: [mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com]
:[http://www.bcfunerals.com www.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
:Email: [mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca]
:[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ www.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
:[https://www.canada.ca/home.html www.canada.ca]


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===Consumer Protection BC===
|- valign="top"
Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
| width="20%" | ''''''
:Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
| width="40%" | A non-profit society that helps people in BC cope with grief.
:Email: [mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca]
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950 <br/>
:[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]
Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223 <br/>
 
Email: [mailto://contact@bcbh.ca contact@bcbh.ca] <br/>
===Coroners Service of BC===
[http://www.bcbereavementhelpline.com/ www.bcbereavementhelpline.com]
Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
|- valign="top"
:Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745  
| width="20%" | '''BC Funeral Association'''
:Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca]
| width="40%" | A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.
:[http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/]
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899<br/>
 
Email: [mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com] <br/>
===Last Post Fund===
[http://www.bcfunerals.com www.bcfunerals.com]
A non-profit society that delivers a Veterans Affairs Canada program providing funeral and burial benefits for eligible Canadian and Allied veterans.
|- valign="top"
:Toll-free: 1-800-465-7113
| width="20%" | '''BC Transplant'''
:Email: [mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca
| width="40%" | A provincial health agency that oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplantation in BC, including the BC Organ Donor Registry.
:[http://www.lastpostfund.ca/ www.lastpostfund.ca]
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-877-2240 <br/>
 
Toll-free: 1-800-663-6189 <br/>
===Memorial Society of BC===
Email: [mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca]<br/>
A non-profit society that helps to plan funerals that are simple, dignified and affordable.
[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ www.transplant.bc.ca]
:Toll-free: 1-888-816-5902
|- valign="top"
:Email: [mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org  
| width="20%" | '''Canada.ca'''
:[https://memorialsocietybc.org/ www.memorialsocietybc.org/]
| width="40%" | The section “Following a Death” includes information about federal benefits available and steps to take after a loved one has died.
 
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-800-622-6232 <br/>
===Society of Notaries Public of BC
Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105 <br/>
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.
[https://www.canada.ca/home.html www.canada.ca]
:Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516  
|- valign="top"
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343  
| width="20%" | '''Consumer Protection BC'''
:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails]
| width="40%" | Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
 
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 <br/>
===Vital Statistics Agency===
Email: [mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca] <br/>
A government agency responsible for the registration of deaths in British Columbia.
[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]
:Victoria: 250-952-2681  
|- valign="top"
:Toll-free: 1-888-876-1633  
| width="20%" | '''Coroners Service of BC'''
:[http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events www.vs.gov.bc.ca ]
| width="40%" | Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745 <br/>
Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca] <br/>
[http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/]
|- valign="top"
| 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]
|- valign="top"
| 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/]
|- valign="top"
| width="20%" | '''Society of Notaries Public of BC'''
| 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%" | Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516 <br/>
Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343 <br/>
[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails]
|- valign="top"
| width="20%" | '''Vital Statistics Agency'''
| width="40%" | A government agency responsible for the registration of deaths in British Columbia.
| 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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Revision as of 04:47, 26 January 2017

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School in January 2016.

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
Email: contact@bcbh.ca
www.bcbereavementhelpline.com

BC Funeral Association

A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.

Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899
Email: info@bcfunerals.com
www.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
Email: info@bct.phsa.ca
www.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
www.canada.ca

Consumer Protection BC

Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.

Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
Email: info@consumerprotectionbc.ca
www.funeralrightsbc.ca

Coroners Service of BC

Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.

Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745
Email: CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca
www.pssg.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
Email: [mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca
www.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
Email: [mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org
www.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
www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails

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
www.vs.gov.bc.ca

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