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What to do in the event of death - 2007 Edition

Services Québec publishes this guide in collaboration with the Régie des rentes du Québec.

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What to do in the event of death
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Compassionate care benefits (Employment Insurance)
Incapacity mandate
Liquidator of a succession
Organ donation
Power of attorney
Prearranged funeral services
Protective supervision
Whole body donation
Wills

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Declaration and registration of death

Attestation and declaration of death
Proof of death : certificate and copy of an act
The coroner’s role

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Funeral and burial services

Cremation, incineration and disposal of ashes
Funeral arrangements and costs
Leave of absence for a death
Rules and obligations concerning human remains
Transportation and return of remains
Unclaimed bodies

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Successions (estates): the steps and parties involved

Acceptance or refusal of an inheritance
Access to medical files
Acting as liquidator: acceptance or refusal
Acting as tutor to a minor child: acceptance or refusal
Acting as tutor to a minor child: role and responsibilities
Clearance certificate
Copy of a marriage or civil union contract
Distribution of property
Division of property in the absence of a will
Family patrimony
Federal income tax return
Probate of a will
Québec income tax return
Safety deposit box
Search for and examination of a will
Settling a succession
Unclaimed property and successions

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Pensions, annuities and other survivor benefits

Compensatory allowance
Death benefit (CARRA)
Death benefit (Québec Pension Plan)
Death benefit further to a crime
Death benefit further to an act of good citizenship
Death benefits (automobile accident)
Death benefits (industrial accident or occupational disease)
Orphan’s pension (Québec Pension Plan)
Special benefit for funeral expenses (Social Assistance and Social Solidarity Programs)
Surviving spouse’s pension (Québec Pension Plan)
Survivor benefits (Canada Pension Plan)

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Changes, transfers and cancellations

Canada child tax benefit
Canada Pension Plan benefits
Cancellation or modification of a lease
Child assistance payments (Québec)
Continuance of the obligation to provide support
Disabled parking permit
Driver’s licence
Firearms
GST/HST credit
Guaranteed income supplement (Canada)
Health insurance card
Hunting and trapping certificates
Old age security benefits (Canada)
Passport
Pension from a foreign country (Québec)
QST credit
Québec Pension Plan (QPP)
Shelter allowance
Social insurance card
Transfer of vehicle ownership
Transferring ownership of an immovable
Transferring Québec savings bonds
Transferring savings account funds
Unclaimed bank balance
War veterans allowance (Canada)

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Note: This list is as complete as possible. However, if you cannot find the information you need, we suggest that you e-mail Services Québec or call 1 877 644-4545. It will be a pleasure to help you.