When Someone Dies - Information on Death Registration

Once a death occurs a physician or coroner attending the death completes the Medical Certificate of Death and gives it to the Funeral Director to go with the body.

To register a death, a family member and the Funeral Director complete the Statement of Death with information about the deceased.

Then the Funeral Director submits both the Medical Certificate of Death and the Statement of Death to the local municipal clerk's office.

Once the death is registered (Service Times), the next of kin, executor  or estate administrator may apply for a death certificate.  Death certificate applications can be made online, or by mail or fax, or in person.  For more information about these different options, click here.  The different methods of application have different Service Times and sometimes different Fees.

Cause of death information gathered from death registrations is used for medical and health research and for statistical purposes.