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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. | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 22 February 2017
| 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
- 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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