Name of the Organization : Province of Nova Scotia
Type of Facility : Death Certificate & Registration
Country : Canada
Website : http://novascoti a.ca/sns/access/vitalstats/death-certificate-registration.asp
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25445-deathform.pdf
Death Certificate & Registration :
** The Vital Statistics Act requires that all deaths which occur in the province of Nova Scotia be registered with the office of Vital Statistics.
Related : Province of Nova Scotia Birth Certificate & Registration Canada : www.statusin.org/25441.html
** Funeral Directors are responsible to obtain the personal particulars of the deceased, complete the Death Registration form and submit it along with any necessary medical documentation to Vital Statistics for processing.
** Any information that is collected on the Death Registration form is collected under the authority of the Vital Statistics Act, and will be used to register the death, update or amend other vital event records, provide extracts or search notices for administrative, statistical, research, medical and law enforcement purposes.
Death Certificate :
** The death certificate is issued by Vital Statistics and is an excerpt from the official death registry. Some organizations may require an official death certificate to amend their records. However, many organizations will accept a proof of death document issued by the funeral director instead.
Certificate Formats :
** The Nova Scotia death certificate is available in two formats, short form and long form.
Short Form :
The short form death certificate contains the following information :
** surname and given name(s)
** sex
** date of death
** age
** place of death
** date of registration
** registration number
** date of issue
Long Form :
** The long form death certificate contains all the following information, if this information is contained on the death record.
Older death records may not contain full information :
** surname and given name(s)
** sex
** date of death
** place of death
** date of birth
** age
** place of birth
** residence
** occupation
** marital status
** name of spouse
** name of father / parent
** name of mother / parent
** name of attending physician
** name of funeral director
** disposition
** place of disposition
** name of informant
** address of informant
** relationship to deceased
** date of registration
** registration number
** date of issue
How to Apply :
** There are many easy and convenient ways to apply for a death certificate.
Online :
** We offer an online death certificate request service. Use the following link to apply Online Death Certificate Request
If you apply using our online service, you can pay using :
** Visa, MasterCard or American Express
** Interac® Online
Other Service Options :
** You can also apply in person at our office, by mail, or you can drop off an application at any N.S. Registry of Motor Vehicle office or Access Nova Scotia office to be processed through the mail.
You can download an application form to request a certificate from the following link :
** Death Certificate Application
If you apply by mail, the following payment options are available :
** Cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance
** Visa, MasterCard or American Express
** Please Do Not Send Cash Through The Mail
If you apply in person, the following payment options are available :
** Cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance
** Visa, MasterCard or American Express
** Debit Card
** Cash
If you apply by fax, the following payment option is available :
** Visa, MasterCard or American Express
Please Note :
** After your application and the proper payment have been received by the Vital Statistics office in Halifax, the certificate will normally be processed within 10 business days, and sent to you by mail.
** Please allow additional days for postal delivery