Death Care Plan Concept

Summary of instructions:

1. Who to call? Call doctor, health care provider of deceased if expected death. Unexpected death, call emergency services.
2. Decide on organ/tissue donation
3. Arrange funeral: See death plan, Funeral service provider for burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis
4. Death registration
   1. Medical Certificate of Death by doctor/coroner
   2. Statement of Death by funeral director and informant (usually family member)
   3. Submit to municipal clerk office
   4. Registration can be done by funeral director or family. Required before burial permit. Usually done by funeral directory and informant.
5. Burial permit: Usually done by funeral director. If death outside Ontario, need burial, transit, or removal permit from place of death
6. Death certificate
   1. Application can be made anytime, but can only be issued after death registration.
   2. May be used to:
      1. Settle estate
      2. Access insurance benefits
      3. Access/cancel government services
      4. research family tree
   3. Anyone can apply for a death certificate. Only deceased next of kin or executor can apply for a certified copy of the death registration.

Wills and estates

Contact and retain lawyer for support and obtain will with lawyer or local Ontario court and review will.

Probate court to determine if will is legal. Once determined legal, it grants probate = approves a trustee to carry out the wishes of the deceased. Trustee is often named in the will. If you are named as the estate trustee (also called the “executor”), you are authorized to administer the estate of the deceased person. You are considered the deceased person’s personal representative, and will carry out their wishes as stated in the will.

Get accountant to file tax returns.

• Record decisions made, steps done, and financial transactions. Maintain account of assets, receipts, an disbursements during administration of estate. Locate estate assets and safety deposit box.
• Notify beneficiaries
• Pay debts and expenses
• Obtain clearance certificate from CRA

Government services notification

• Ontario accessible parking permit, driver’s license, health card
• Canada Federal:
  • CRA, file income tax
  • Contact Service Canada - Pension and any death benefits
  • EI
  • Loans
  • Passport Canada and other citizenship
  • Canada Post for forwarding mail
  • Eligible benefits
  • Estate resources
  • Marriage rights

Funeral Ideas

• Write a death letter from dead self to living self
• Hair for jewelry
• Natural burial - body + shroud, into hole
• Cremation (under $1000 USD in 2020)
• Low $ options
• Direct cremation + all inclusive (transportation, funeral director support, cremation, urn) $ (direct cremation ~ $700-1200s in 2020)