Legal formalities
When a death occurs, most people do not know what to do or where to begin. All of a sudden you find yourself faced with a multitude of formalities and tasks. In this ordeal, you are required to take certain administrative steps as quickly as possible.
Listed here are the essential legal steps to be taken in the case of a death:
- Complete and send the Death Certificate application to the Directeur de l'état civil;
- Cancel Health Insurance card;
- Cancel Social Insurance card;
- Notify Federal Old Age Security;
- Notify the government about GST credits;
- Notify the government about QST credits;
- Notify Québec Pension Plan;
- Request cancellation of driver's licence at the Société de l'assurance automobile;
- Notify the notary.
For more details, you're invited to check the brochure « What to do in the event of death » or to visit the following web site: http://www.deces.info.gouv.qc.ca/en
- Proof of death: death certificate and copy of an act of death: Directeur de l'état civil 1-800-567-3900
- Special leave : Commission des normes du travail 1-800-265-1414
- Search for the will: Chambre des notaires du Québec 1-800-340-4496
- Role of the succession liquidator: Register of personal and movable rights 1-800-465-4949
- Inventory and distribution of the deceased's property: Revenu Québec
- Tax return for the year of death: Revenu Québec and Canada Revenue Agency
- Surviving spouse's pension: Régie des rentes du Québec 1-800-463-5185
- Insurances – Consumer Support Center of SCAPC 1-800-361-8070
- Health Insurance card
- Social Insurance card
- Driver's licence
- Passport
- Federal Old Age Security and Quebec Pension Plan
- Cancellation of a lease or changes to a lease
- Transfert des droits de propriété d'un véhicule
For more informations, visit the Quebec government portal at www.servicesquebec.gouv.qc.ca
Also visit : http://www.deces.info.gouv.qc.ca/fr/index.asp “What to do in the event of death ?”
