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Northwest Territories - Obtain a Death Certificate

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ProcedureEdit

  1. Complete an Application for Death Certificate form, providing all relevant information with respect to the application. Application for Death Certificate Form: http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/sites/default/files/application_for_birth_marriage_death_certificate.pdf
  2. Pay by cheque or money order (payable to Government of the NWT). Note: Certificates come in paper (framing) size only, and are $20.00 for each certificate.
  3. If a Restricted photocopy is required, there is a $30.00 charge per certificate. Note: A reason for requesting a Restricted Photocopy must be provided, and it will only be released at the discretion of the Registrar General of Vital Statistics.
  4. Apply at the Health Services Administration, in person, by mail or by fax (if paying by credit card only).



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Required DocumentsEdit

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

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



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Email and Web Contact:

  • NWT Health Care Coverage - visit our NWT health care plan section, or email [email protected].
  • Vital Statistics (birth, marriage, death certificates, changing your name) - visit our vital statistics section, or email [email protected].
  • Jobs within the Health and Social Services field - visit our careers section, or email [email protected]
  • Complaints against Health Professionals - visit our Health Care Service Complaints section.
  • Questions and concerns about the health and social services system in the Northwest Territories, please contact the System Navigator at [email protected].
  • Health and Social Services research questions - email [email protected].
  • General questions and comments - go to our feedback form.
  • Technical difficulties within this website - email our webmaster.

Telephone Numbers (for residents of the Northwest Territories, Canada)

Mailing Address:
General
Department of Health and Social Services
Government of the Northwest Territories
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada



EligibilityEdit

  • member of the immediate family or next of kin
  • a person who requires the certificate for use in a court of law, for settlement of an estate or for disinterment purposes
  • an officer of the Crown, for official purposes
  • government departments approved by the Director of Vital Statistics, when required for legal or other legitimate purposes.



FeesEdit

  • Wallet and paper (framing) size certificates are $20.00 for each certificate.
  • $30.00 charge per certificate for Restricted photocopy



ValidityEdit

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



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".



InstructionsEdit

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



Required InformationEdit

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.



Need for the DocumentEdit

A death certificate is required:

  • as legal proof of the death
  • to settle an estate
  • to receive entitlements for benefits such as pensions and insurance



Information which might helpEdit

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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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



External LinksEdit

Death Certificate: http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/vital-statistics/death-certificate



OthersEdit

More information which might help people.


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