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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
Burial Permit
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| Who Needs This
Permit? |
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Anyone who wants to dispose of
the remains of a deceased person in Nova Scotia. |
| Issuing Department
/ Agency: |
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Any Local Division Registrar of
Deaths properly authorized by the Government of Nova Scotia. These
include most licensed Funeral Directors in the Province.
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| Where can you get this permit and/or further information? |
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Any Local Division Registrar of
Deaths properly authorized by the Government of Nova Scotia. These
include most licensed Funeral Directors in the Province.
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| Application Process: |
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After a death, the funeral director
(acting as Division Registrar) obtains the information needed to complete
the Death Registration form and then issues a
burial permit. |
| Waiting Period:
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Immediately following the death
and before disposition of the remains of a deceased person. |
| Price: |
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Free |
| Expiry : |
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This permit does not expire. |
| Related Requirements:
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Death Registration
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| Additional Information:
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(For administrative purposes only, contact: the Vital Statistics
Office) |
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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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Division Registrar Births and Deaths
P.O. Box 157
Halifax, NS B3J 2M9
Canada |
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Fax
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(902) 424-0678 |
| Legislative Authority:
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Vital Statistics Act, Revised Statutes
of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 436 |
Last Updated: March 2004
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