The Provincial Government has improved the death notification and processing systems used by the province, regional health authorities, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information and funeral homes, with the implementation of a new online Death Notification System.
Funded by the federal Department of Employment and Social Development Canada, this fully-electronic option for submitting and processing information relating to death registration does not change the process for registering deaths – it improves the timeliness, accuracy and efficiency of the necessary steps.
The Vital Statistics Division of Digital Government and Service NL is responsible for the collection, storage and provision of birth, death and marriage registration records in this province.
Bereaved families will now have earlier access to death certificates, and the new system will allow for faster processing times, thus reducing administrative burdens for estates and loved ones.
The new online Death Notification System supports the Provincial Government’s digital government commitment to improve services.
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“The Vital Statistics Division is proud to be the first in Canada to fully implement a paperless, online Death Notification System. The new online option reduces processing times, improves accuracy of data and ensures efficient processing.”
Honourable Sarah Stoodley
Minister of Digital Government and Service NL
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Vital Statistics (Deaths 1950-1968) Digital Collection Now Online
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