Funeral Directors: For information regarding the transition to the electronic burial permitting process please visit
www.isc.ca/funeralhomes.
When a death occurs:
The physician or coroner:
- Completes the Medical Certificate of Death with respect to the deceased.
- Forwards the Medical Certificate of Death to the funeral director who has taken charge of the body of the deceased for disposition.
The funeral director:
- Completes the Registration of Death with the assistance of:
- The nearest relative of the deceased present at the death or in attendance at the last illness of the deceased
- A relative of the deceased residing or being within the registration area if there is no relative available as mentioned above
- a person 18 years of age or more, present at the death if no relative is available
- the occupier of the house in which the death occurred
- the coroner who has been notified of the death and has made an inquiry or held an inquest regarding the death
- Delivers the Registration of Death and Medical Certificate of Death to ISC for registration.
Vital Statistics:
- Checks and verifies the information; any missing or incorrect information is followed up with the appropriate parties (ie. funeral director, informant, physician, coroner).
- Permanently files the Registration of Death and Medical Certificate of Death.