Legal Matters, Human Rights and End of Life

www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ow/index.aspx

National Defence Disability and Death Benefits
1-800-883-6094
www.forces.gc.ca

Harmonized Sales Tax Credit
1-800-959-1953
www.cra.gc.ca

Income Tax
The executor must complete an income tax form for the deceased. For information and assistance, contact your local tax services office of the Canada Revenue Agency:
1-800-959-8281
www.cra.gc.ca/cntct/prv/on-eng.html

Banks, Financial Institutions, and Credit Cards
The executor should contact the deceased person’s banks and financial institutions.
The executor should contact credit card companies to cancel any cards.

Government Cards/Registries
The executor should contact the government offices that apply:

• Canadian and Immigration Citizenship
  1-888-242-2100
  www.cic.gc.ca
• Canadian and Foreign Passports
  1-800-567-6868
  www.ppt.gc.ca
• Driver’s Licence and Accessible Parking Permit
  1-800-387-3445
  www.mto.gov.on.ca
• Firearms Licences
  1-800-731-4000
  www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf
• Indian Status
  Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  1-800-567-9604
  http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca
• Ontario Health Card
  1-866-532-3161
  www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/ohip/
  ohipfaq_dt.aspx
• Outdoors Card
  1-800-387-7011
  www.outdoorscard.mnr.gov.on.ca
• Social Insurance Number
  1-800-206-7218
  www.ServiceCanada.gc.ca/eng/sin/protect/death.shtml

Vehicles
The executor may need to look into the following:

• selling or transferring ownership of the vehicle, boat, trailer, etc.

Property
The executor may need to look into the following:

• real estate and property title deeds, property taxes for primary and secondary residences
  
• mail to be redirected or held by the local Canada Post Office
  
• utility company, cable company, telephone company, electric company within the deceased’s municipality for any name changes or cancellations
  
• newspaper and magazine delivery name changes or cancellations

Clubs, Organizations, Services, and Professional Associations
The following may need to be contacted:

• frequent travellers/buyers cards
  
• places where the deceased volunteered
  
• professional organizations where the deceased was a member
  
• post-secondary institutions where the deceased was an alumnae
  
• heath care practitioners, caregivers or health service organizations