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Quebec ombudsman calls for reforms over lengthy death certificate wait times
Quebec's ombudsman released a report and recommendations on Wednesday following its investigation into the long wait times for processing death certificates with the provincial agency that registers marriages, births and deaths in the province.
QUEBEC — Only from May to August 2024, the Protector of the Citizen received more than 700 complaints about the delays in obtaining a death certificate. Recall that without a death certificate, relatives cannot open the estate and have access to no liquidity to manage the current financial obligations of the deceased, such as the payment of his rent. In May 2024, the deadline for obtaining the famous document could reach three months, deplores t…
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