Difference between revisions of "Where to Get Help for A Death in Your Family"
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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] | ||
− | + | ===Consumer Protection BC=== | |
− | + | Handles complaints about funeral homes, cemeteries, or crematoriums in BC. | |
− | + | :Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 | |
− | + | :Email: [mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca] | |
− | + | :[https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/cemetery-funeralservice-portal www.funeralrightsbc.ca ] | |
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− | + | ===Coroners Service of BC=== | |
− | + | Appointed officials who investigate all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC. | |
− | + | :Lower Mainland: 604-660-7745 | |
− | + | :Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca] | |
− | + | :[http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/] | |
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− | + | ===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 | |
− | + | :[http://www.lastpostfund.ca/ www.lastpostfund.ca] | |
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− | + | ===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 | |
− | + | :[https://memorialsocietybc.org/ www.memorialsocietybc.org/] | |
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− | + | ===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 www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails] | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ===Vital Statistics Agency=== | |
− | Email: [mailto://info@consumerprotectionbc.ca info@consumerprotectionbc.ca] | + | 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 |
− | + | :Toll-free: 1-888-876-1633 | |
− | + | :[http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events www.vs.gov.bc.ca ] | |
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− | Email: [mailto://CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca CoronerRequest@gov.bc.ca] | ||
− | [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/] | ||
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− | Email: [mailto://info@lastpost.ca info@lastpost.ca | ||
− | [http://www.lastpostfund.ca/ www.lastpostfund.ca] | ||
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− | Email: [mailto://mail@memorialsocietybc.org mail@memorialsocietybc.org | ||
− | [https://memorialsocietybc.org/ www.memorialsocietybc.org/] | ||
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− | Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343 | ||
− | [http://www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails www.notaries.bc.ca/home/index.rails] | ||
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− | Toll-free: 1-888-876-1633 | ||
− | [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. |
Contents
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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