To obtain a certified copy of a death registration:

• Ensure that you are eligible for a registration.
• Paying a prescribed fee of $50.
• Apply to the Vital Statistics Agency by:
  • Mailing a completed application form: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/forms/vsa430d_fill.pdf and cheque to the Vital Statistics Agency at PO BOX 9657 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria BC V8W 9P3
  • Complete an application form: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/forms/vsa430d_fill.pdf and file it personally at your nearest Vital Statistics Office
  • Order via Credit Card over the telephone.
• Online Application: https://ecos.vs.gov.bc.ca/

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Vital Statistics Agency:

• Telephone:

General Enquiries on 250 952-2681 (Victoria)
Call toll-free 1 888 876-1633 in British Columbia to order certificates by telephone.
From outside of BC, call the toll line at 250 952-2557.

• Mailing Address:

Vital Statistics Agency
PO BOX 9657 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC V8W 9P3

• Vital Statistics Agency Office:

VICTORIA - 818 Fort Street
VANCOUVER - 605 Robson Street, Room 250
KELOWNA - 305-478 Bernard Avenue

• Service British Columbia Locations:

http://www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/locations/

• The nearest living relative of the deceased
• A medical practitioner who requires the copy of extract for use in the treatment of a member of the deceased's immediate family, if the family member's illness, in the opinion of the medical practitioner, may be life threatening
• A person who is authorized by a court order to be issued the copy or extract
• An officer of any provincial government or the government of Canada who requires the copy or extract for use in the discharge of official duties
• Any person, if more than 20 years have passed since the death of the deceased
• Any other person who satisfies the chief executive officer concerning the good faith of the person's cause for requiring the copy or extract

• $50.00
• For Fee Schedule: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/admin/fees.html

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Applicant and Mailing Address
• Death Details
  • full name
  • gender
  • date of death
  • place of death
  • place of birth
  • resident province
  • state or country
  • registration number
  • date of registration

A certified copy of Death Registration is a copy (often a photocopy) of a Death Registration document, that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy .

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca
http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/death/certified_reg_req.html
http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/admin/offices.html

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