Difference between revisions of "Where to Get Help for A Death in Your Family"

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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 ===BC Bereavement Helpline===
 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.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
+:[mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com]
+:[http://www.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
+:[mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca]
+:[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ transplant.bc.ca]
+===Canada.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.
+:Toll-free: 1-800-622-6232
+:Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105
+:[https://www.canada.ca/home.html canada.ca]
+===Consumer Protection BC===
+Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
+:Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
+:[mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca]
+:[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/consumer-help/consumer-information-funeral-rights/  consumerprotectionbc.ca]
+===Coroners Service of BC===
+Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
+:Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745
+:[mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca]
+:[https://gov.bc.ca/coroners 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
+:[mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca]
+:[http://www.lastpostfund.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
+:[mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org]
+:[https://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
+:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails 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
+:[http://gov.bc.ca/vitalstatistics gov.bc.ca/vitalstatistics]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|- valign="top"
-| width="20%" | ''''''
-| width="40%" | A non-profit society that helps people in BC cope with grief.
-| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950 <br/>
-Toll-free: 1-877-779-2223 <br/>
-Email: [mailto://contact@bcbh.ca contact@bcbh.ca] <br/>
-[http://www.bcbereavementhelpline.com/ www.bcbereavementhelpline.com]
-|- valign="top"
-| width="20%" | '''BC Funeral Association'''
-| width="40%" | A non-profit, membership organization that provides information about funeral services in BC.
-| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-800-665-3899<br/>
-Email: [mailto://info@bcfunerals.com info@bcfunerals.com] <br/>
-[http://www.bcfunerals.com www.bcfunerals.com]
-|- valign="top"
-| width="20%" | '''BC Transplant'''
-| width="40%" | A provincial health agency that oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplantation in BC, including the BC Organ Donor Registry.
-| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-877-2240 <br/>
-Toll-free: 1-800-663-6189 <br/>
-Email: [mailto://info@bct.phsa.ca info@bct.phsa.ca]<br/>
-[http://www.transplant.bc.ca/ www.transplant.bc.ca]
-|- valign="top"
-| width="20%" | '''Canada.ca'''
-| 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/>
-Toll-free TTY: 1-800-926-9105 <br/>
-[https://www.canada.ca/home.html www.canada.ca]
-|- valign="top"
-| width="20%" | '''Consumer Protection BC'''
-| width="40%" | Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC.
-| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 <br/>
-Email: [mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca] <br/>
-[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal  www.funeralrightsbc.ca ]
-|- valign="top"
-| width="20%" | '''Coroners Service of BC'''
-| 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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Difference between revisions of "Where to Get Help for A Death in Your Family"

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BC Bereavement Helpline

BC Funeral Association

BC Transplant

Canada.ca

Consumer Protection BC

Coroners Service of BC

Last Post Fund

Memorial Society of BC

Society of Notaries Public of BC

Vital Statistics Agency

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