Declaration of Death

Responsibility: The Directeur de l'état civil

In Quebec, two documents are required to officially register a death:

• The "Constat de décès" is the official attestation of the death of a person by a physician. The report mentions the name and sex of the deceased as well as the place, date and time of death.
• The Declaration of Death is used to draw up the death certificate and to register it in the Quebec Civil Registry. It is mandatory.

The Declaration of Death is mandatory and allows the death certificate to be drawn up and registered in the Civil Status Register of Quebec.

A Statement of Death is made by a physician. However, in the case of an obvious death, if the physician cannot establish it within a reasonable time, two peace officers are authorized to do so.

The Statement of Death includes the information contained in the Statement of Death as well as:

• the place and date of birth of the deceased
• the place of last residence
• the time;
• the place and manner of disposition of the body
• the names of the father and mother;

if the deceased was married, the name of his or her spouse, place of birth and the names of his or her father and mother, place and date of marriage.
The registration of the event in the Registre de l'état civil du Québec allows for the issuance of a Death Certificate or a Copy of the Death Certificate.

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