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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.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 | ||
:[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 | ||
:[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 | 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 | ||
:[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 | ||
:[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 | ||
:[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 | ||
:[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 | :[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca] | ||
===Vital Statistics Agency=== | ===Vital Statistics Agency=== | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 26 January 2017
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Helen Low QC and Nicco Bautista in December 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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