What to do when someone dies

There can be a lot of things to do when someone has died. Depending on your relationship to the person, you may have different tasks or activities to complete. Find out what has to be done if you are not sure or need guidance.

Spotlight on

If you need help working through grief, or just need someone to talk to, visit the mental health support page.

Prepare for end of life

Information about how to prepare, organize your affairs and leave instructions for your survivors.

Notify of a death

Who to contact to inform of a death and how to cancel an individual's benefits.

Benefits and programs

Information about benefits and programs to which you may be entitled following a death.

Represent someone who died

The legal, financial, estate planning, and other aspects of representing someone who has died.

Taxes and finances related to death

Information about doing taxes for someone who died.

Estates and wills

Information about estate planning and preparing a will, as well as what to do when there is no will.

Death-related documents

Documents you may need to obtain following a death.

Who to contact

Contact information for various federal or provincial programs, departments, or agencies.

Someone died,
what do I do?

Answer a few simple questions for guidance on your situation and to create a checklist of the steps you need to take.

This will take only a few minutes.

Start questionnaire Someone died, what do I do?

Page details

Date modified:: 2024-10-23

Language selection

Search