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What to do when someone dies

This website answers common questions about what to do, and what support is available, when a loved one dies

• www.canada.ca/en/services/death.html

Bereavement Authority of Ontario

• 1-844-493-6356 
• regulates and supports licensed funeral establishments, cemetery operators, crematorium operators, transfer service operators, funeral directors, funeral preplanners, transfer service sales representatives, cemetery sales representatives, and crematorium sales representatives across Ontario
• A Guide to Death Care in Ontario
• see listing, MET0702

Grief/Bereavement Resources

Acclaim Health (Hospice and Bereavement Support)

• 1-800-387-7127 
• supports individuals who are experiencing grief and loss through the death of a loved one
• see listing, MHH0370

Baby's Breath (Infant Loss)

• 1-800-363-7437
• provides resources and grief counselling services for all infant deaths including SIDS, miscarriage and stillbirth
• see listing, IMP0149

Bereaved Families of Ontario, Halton-Peel (Centre for Grief and Healing)

• 905-848-4337 ext 0, ages 6 and up
• bereavement supports and services including individual support and peer support groups
• see listing, PEL0655

Canadian Virtual Hospice (Online Resources)

• online information and support about advanced illness, palliative and end-of-life care, loss, and grief
• see listing, IMP0085

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto (Suicide or Homicide Loss)

• 416-408-4357
• provide support services both in a group setting and individually to those experiencing a suicide or homicide loss
• see listing, MET1107

Heartache2Hope (Suicide Loss)

• 905-599-4673 (HOPE), ages 14 and up
• provides healing support to children, teens, and adults who have experienced a suicide loss
• 289-474-5508 (HOPELINE), Mon & Thu from 1 pm-4 pm, immediate suicide loss information and guidance
• see listing, MHH0450

Lighthouse for Grieving Children and Families (Parent or Sibling Loss)

• 905-337-2333, ages 3 and up
• offers free peer support groups for children and youth ages 3-19, and young adults ages 19-24, who are grieving the death of a parent or sibling
• see listing, OAK3505

PAIL Network (Pregnancy and Infant Loss)

• 1-888-303-PAIL (7245)
• peer-led support programs delivered in a variety of ways
• see listing, OSH0542

Threads of Life (Workplace Tragedy)

• 1-888-567-9490
• helps families affected by a workplace fatality, life-altering injury or occupational disease
• see listing, LON6222

For a full listing of bereavement support and counselling resources serving Halton, see here

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