Death Certificates
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.
Who may apply for a death
certificate
How to order a death certificate
Types of death certificates
Who may apply for a
death certificate
- member of the immediate family or by the 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.
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How to order a death
certificate
- Complete an Application
for Certificate form, providing all relevant information with respect to the
application.
- The fee
must accompany the application in the form of a cheque,
money order or credit card (VISA or MasterCard). Cheques
or money orders should be made payable to Saskatchewan
Health.
- Apply in person at the Vital Statistics office,
by fax (if paying by credit card only) or by mail.
Applications for certificates can be made to:
Vital Statistics
Saskatchewan Health
100-1942 Hamilton St
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4W2
Telephone: (306) 787-3251
Toll Free: 1-800-667-7551(In Sask. Only)
Fax: (306) 787-2288
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Types of death certificates
Frame Certificate (21.6 cm x 17.8 cm)
- Contains the full name of the deceased, date of
death, place of death, age, sex, marital status, registration
number and registration date.
- View Sample of a Frame
Death Certificate
Certified Photocopy of Death Registration (21.5 cm
x 35.4 cm)
- Contains all of the information that appears on
the original death registration excluding cause of
death.
Genealogical Photocopy of Registration (21.5 cm x 35.4
cm)
- Contains all of the information that appears on
the original death registration excluding cause of
death. The document is stamped "FOR GENEALOGY
ONLY."
Death
Registration
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