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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
Local Division Registrar of
Deaths: Registration
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| Who Needs This
Registration? |
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Licensed Funeral Directors who
are appointed to register deaths and issue burial permits. |
| Issuing Department
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Vital Statistics Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
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| Where can you get this Registration and / or further information? |
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Phone
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Outside of Nova Scotia: (902) 424-4381
Toll-Free in Nova Scotia: 1-877-848-2578
Hours: 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except Holidays). |
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Visit
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Vital Statistics
Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Joseph Howe Building
Ground Floor
1690 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
Canada |
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E-mail
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vstat@gov.ns.ca
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Write:
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P.O. Box 157
Halifax, NS B3J 2M9
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Fax
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(902) 424-0678 |
| Application Process: |
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Applicants must hold a valid Funeral
Director's Licence issued by the N.S. Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
The above office will accept applications from licensed Funeral Directors
for the position of of Local Division Registrar of Deaths. Call
the office above for details. The N.S. Deputy Registrar General
of Vital Statistics must approve all applications and will issue a certificate
to the Division Registrar.
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| Waiting Period:
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10 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.) |
| Price: |
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Free |
| Expiry and Renewal:
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This registration does not expire.
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| Related Requirements:
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Division Registrars for Deaths
must hold a valid Funeral Director's Licence issued by the N.S. Board of
Embalmers and Funeral Directors, and a certificate of good standing issued
by the N.S. Deputy Registrar General of Vital Statistics. |
| Additional Information:
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The Vital Statistics Section, Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, is responsible for the training and
supplying of Division Registrars in Nova Scotia and the provision of supplies.
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| Legislative Authority:
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Vital Statistics Act, Revised Statutes
of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 494 |
Last Updated: March 2004
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