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Call on a funeral director as soon as possible. The family, the doctor or member of the clergy may do this.
He/she will then take care of the needs and requests of the family, giving, instructions strength and assurance while taking care of any difficulties.
The doctor attending the death will sign a Medical Certificate of Death form. The Registration of Death form is filled out by the funeral director after they receive the Medical Certificate of Death from the doctor. The funeral director will send both forms to Vital Statistics, Ministry of Health and the funeral director prepares and issues a permit for disposition, which could be burial, cremation or entombment.
A human death must be properly registered and permission given before they are buried in a cemetery or at sea, or cremated. Health regulations must be observed when the body is transported, it is assumed that the body will be embalmed before transported by a public carrier.
The funeral director will have the Coroner's Department issue a Transportation Certificate if the remains are to be taken outside of British Columbia and issue Death Certificates when requested by the family at the time of death.
If the family requires a Death Certificate at a later date, they may write to Vital Statistics in Victoria requesting one. The Application forms for Death Certificates are available from your funeral director and from most government offices.
The funeral director can provide a Funeral Director's Statement of Death, which is acceptable in place of a Death Certificate in most cases.
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