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It helps to plan

Appointing a tutor for a minor
Compassionate care benefits
Liquidator of a succession
Organ donation
Prearranged funeral services
Taking over for the deceased (in french only)
Whole body donation
Wills
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Declaration and registration of death

Attestation and declaration of death
Proof of death
Registering a death that occurs outside Québec
Extended absence and declaratory judgment of death(in french only)
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 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
Acting as liquidator
Acting as tutor to a minor child: acceptance or refusal
Clearance certificate
Copy of a marriage or civil union contract
Distribution of property
Family patrimony
Federal income tax return
Legal successions (in the absence of a will)
Probate of a will
Québec income tax return
Reimbursement of a liquidator’s expenses
Safety deposit box
Search of a will
Settling a succession
Unclaimed bank balance
Unclaimed property and successions
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Pensions, annuities and other benefits

Death benefit (Québec Pension Plan)
Orphan’s pension
Québec Pension Plan (QPP)
Surviving spouse’s pension
Access to medical files
Canada Pension Plan benefits
Claim in case of a hunting accident
Compensatory allowance
Continuance of the obligation to provide support to family members
Death benefit (CARRA)
Death benefit further to a crime
Death benefit further to an act of good citizenship
Death benefits (industrial accident)
Death benefits (road accident)
Guaranteed income supplement (Canada)
Insurance
Old age security benefits (Canada)
Pension from a foreign country (Québec)
Special benefit for funeral expenses (Social Assistance and Social Solidarity Programs)
Supplemental pension plans
Survivor benefits (Canada)
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Changes, transfers and cancellations

Driver’s licence
Child assistance
Health insurance card
Transfer of vehicle ownership
Canada child tax benefit
Disabled parking permit
Firearms
GST/HST credit (Canada)
Hunting and trapping certificates
Occupation of a dwelling following a death
Passport
QST credit (Québec)
Shelter allowance
Social insurance card
Transferring ownership of an immovable
Transferring Québec savings bonds (in french only)
Transferring savings account funds
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.

Last Update :2009-11-19
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