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