Resources

When A Death Occurs

Immediately following the death of a loved one, there are many decisions that must be made. At this time, you may find your emotions are heightened, or experiencing "brain fog", and for that reason it is a good idea to ask for help, having someone sit in on the arrangements with you, helps to remember all the decisions made. Additionally, Our funeral home staff are here to assist you and the family, in making the best decisions possible. This information can help guide you and your family through the process.

Contact The Proper Authorities

Before any arrangements and decisions can be made, a legal pronouncement of death must be declared.

 If your loved one dies inside of a medical or nursing facility like a hospital or nursing home, the staff will handle getting this declaration made. They will ask if you have arrangements with a funeral home, and then call us to bring your loved one into our care.

 If your loved one dies at home unexpectedly, you need to immediately contact the local emergency officials to come and take them to a hospital where they can be legally declared dead. 

Family members who die under hospice care can be declared dead by the hospice staff. This legal declaration must be made before the family can proceed with making any funeral arrangements or handling any legal affairs.

If your family is working with Palliative Care, and chooses to die at home, there is a form called Notification of Death at Home, with this form, you do not have to call emergency services, and your loved one can come directly into our care.

Begin To Make Arrangements

Family can proceed with making any type of funeral arrangements. Your loved one may have pre-planned services, and you and your family should first look into those choices. If your loved one has not made any previous type of arrangements, and you have decided on which funeral home you would like to use for the services, you will contact them and meet with the funeral director and begin discussing options.

Information Funeral Directors Need

In preparation for meeting with a funeral director, you can gather the following information they will need in order to register your loved ones death with the province, and to complete final arrangements.

Information Required:

• Original Will
• Social Insurance Number
• Parents Names and Place of Birth
• Original Marriage Certificate
• Recent photograph within 6 months for Identification
• Obituary and Photo for website or Newspaper Publications