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| width="20%" | '''Public Guardians and Trustee Office'''
| width="40%" | Administers estates of people in BC who die with or without a will when an executor, family member, or other eligible person either does not wish or is unable to carry out the administration of the estate.
| width="40%" | 700 – 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3 <br>Website: [http://www.trustee.bc.ca www.trustee.bc.ca] Phone: Lower Mainland – 604.-660.-4444 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Enquiry BC – 1.-800.-663.-7867 (Enquiry BC) <br/>Email: [mailto:// mail@trustee.bc.ca <br/>Website: [http://www.trustee.bc.ca www.mail@trustee.bc.ca]<br/>700 – 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3
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| width="20%" | '''British Columbia Transplant Society'''
| width="40%" | The British Columbia Transplant Society (BCTS) directs, delivers, or contracts for all organ transplant services across BC.
| width="40%" | 555 West 12th Avenue (West Tower), Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7 <br>Website: [http://www.transplant.bc.ca www.transplant.bc.ca]Phone: Lower Mainland – 604.-877.-2240 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Outside Lower Mainland – 1.-800.-663.-6189 <br/>Email: [mailto:// BCTS_Webmaster@bcts.hnet.bc.ca<br/>Website: [http://wwwBCTS_Webmaster@bcts.transplant.bc.ca www.transplanthnet.bc.ca]<br/>555 West 12th Avenue (West Tower), Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7 <br>
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| width="20%" | '''Will and Estates: Attorney General'''
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.self-counsel.com www.self-counsel.com] <br/>
You can also find Self-Counsel Press publications for sale in many bookstores and in your local public library.
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| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service'''
| width="40%" | The Lawyer Referral Service enables members of the public to consult with a lawyer for up to 30 minutes for a fee of $25 plus taxes.
| width="40%" | Website: Phone: Lower Mainland – 604.-687.-3221 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Outside Lower Mainland – 1.-800.-663.-1919 <br/>Email: [mailto:// lawyerreferral@bccba.orglawyerreferral@bccba.org]
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| width="20%" | '''The Society of Notaries Public'''
| width="40%" | A notary public can provide assistance with notarizing death certificates and providing extensive information about wills and estates. <span class="noglossary">Contact</span> the Society office to obtain the name and telephone number of a notary public near you. Ask the notary public how much it will cost for the first meeting.
| width="40%" | Box 44, 1220 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 <br>Website: [http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca]Phone: Lower Mainland – 604. -681.-4516 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Outside Lower Mainland – 1.-800.-663.-0343 <br/>Website: [http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca]Box 44, 1220 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6
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| width="20%" | '''Service Canada'''
| width="40%" | On the Service Canada website, the section “What to Do following a Death” includes information about benefits available under the Canada Pension Plan. Look under “Additional Information for the Canada Pension Plan and Other Death Related Benefits.”
| width="40%" | PO Box 1177 Station CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2V2 <br>Website: [http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca www.servicecanada.gc.ca]Phone toll-free:1.-800.O-Canada OCanada (1.-800.-622.-6232) <br/>Hearing or speech impairment – Phone toll-free TTY: 1.-800.-926.-9105(for hearing or speech impairment)<br/>Website: [http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca www.servicecanada.gc.ca]PO Box 1177 Station CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2V2
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| width="20%" | '''Ministry of Social Development'''
| width="40%" | When a person dies and there are no resources for funeral expenses, through either the individual’s estate or family, the Ministry of Social Development may help with these costs.
| width="40%" | Phone toll-free:To locate an office near you, call: 1.666.866.0800 <br>Website: [http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/publicat/bcea/Funerals.htm www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/publicat/bcea/Funerals.htm]Phone toll-free: 1-666-866-0800 (to locate an office near you)
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| width="20%" | '''The Crime Victim Assistance Program'''
| width="40%" | Administered by the Victim Service Division of the BC Ministry of Justice. Immediate family members of an injured or deceased victim may be eligible for financial assistance and benefits including funeral expenses.
| width="40%" | PO Box 5550 Station Terminal, Vancouver BC V6B 1H1 <br>Website: [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/financial/index.htm www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/financial/index.htm]Phone: Lower Mainland – 604. -660.-3888 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Outside Lower Mainland – 1.-866.-660.-3888 <br/>Email: [mailto:// SGCrimeVictimAssistanceProgram@gov.bc.ca <br/>Website: [http://www.pssg.SGCrimeVictimAssistanceProgram@gov.bc.ca] <br/victimservices/financial/index.htm www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/financial/index.htm]> PO Box 5550 Station Terminal, Vancouver BC V6B 1H1 <br>
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| width="20%" | '''ICBC'''
| width="40%" | Will provide no-fault accident benefits, including payment for the cost of funeral expenses or $2,500, whichever is less.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.icbc.com www.icbc.com]Phone: Lower Mainland – 604.-661.-2800 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Outside Lower Mainland – 1.-800.-663.-3051 <br>Website: [http://www.icbc.com www.icbc.com]
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| width="20%" | '''The Last Post'''
| width="40%" | Its primary mandate is to deliver the Veterans Affairs Canada Funeral and Burial Program which provides funeral, burial and grave marking benefits for eligible Canadian and allied veterans.
| width="40%" | 203 – 7337, 137th Street,Surrey, BC V3W 1A4 <br>Website: [http://www.lastpostfund.ca www.lastpostfund.ca]Phone: Lower Mainland – 604.-572.-3242 (Lower Mainland)<br/>Phone toll-free:Outside Lower Mainland – 1.-800.-268.-0248<br/>Email: [mailto:// lpfinfowest@lastpost.ca lpfinfowest@lastpost.ca ]<br/>Website: [http://www.lastpostfund.ca www.lastpostfund.ca]203 – 7337, 137th Street,Surrey, BC V3W 1A4
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| width="20%" | '''WorkSafeBC'''