The following list of resource can guide you as you complete the administrative details necessary following the death of a loved one. Please contact us if you have problems finding answers to any of your questions.
Canada Benefits:
This site provides you with information about Life Events, including a guide for Dealing with Death. The site contains many helpful links including canceling pension benefits following a death.
Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security:
If you need to cancel benefits following the death of a pensioner/beneficiary or you wish to learn more about survivor benefits the Service Canada/Canada Pension Plan website can help.
The Last Post Fund:
If you need financial assistance to arrange services for a veteran the Last Post Fund may be able to assist you. “The Last Post Fund (LPF) is a non-profit corporation organization whose purpose is to ensure, insofar as possible, that no war veterans, military disability pensioners, or civilians who meet the wartime service eligibility criteria are denied a dignified funeral and burial for lack of sufficient funds. The LPF operates in cooperation with, and is supported financially by Veterans Affairs Canada.”
Funeral Board Services Ontario Regulatory Services:
For more information, refer to the Bereavement Authority Of Ontario website.