{"id":40723,"date":"2026-02-12T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/branch\/eastern-manitoba\/in-the-event-of-a-death-of-a-retiree\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:18:45","slug":"in-the-event-of-a-death-of-a-retiree","status":"publish","type":"branch","link":"https:\/\/staging2.federalretirees.ca\/fr\/section\/eastern-manitoba\/in-the-event-of-a-death-of-a-retiree\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Event of a Death of a Retiree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #23485b; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Most funeral homes will assist by providing important contact information, and possibly even completion of forms for submission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #23485b; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Important Telephone Numbers<\/span><\/h4>\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; width: 650px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #23485b;\">\n<th style=\"width: 207.771px;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Agency<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 175.729px;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Telephone number<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 252.5px;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Comment<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 207.771px;\">Service Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 175.729px;\">1-800-622-6232<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 252.5px;\">Call first, as they have most comprehensive information.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 190.438px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Public Works and Government Services Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 159.729px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1-800-561-7930<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 236.5px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To stop public service superannuation pension and\/or transition to survivor pension, as well as to initiate the Supplementary Death Benefit for those eligible for receipt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 207.771px;\">CPP\/OAS<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #999999; border-style: dotted; width: 175.729px;\">1-800-277-9914<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 235.167px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To stop CPP pension and OAS and\/or transition to survivor pension.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 190.438px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Canada Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 159.729px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1-855-415-4414<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 236.5px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To end Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP)\u00a0 \u00a0and Pensioner\u2019s Dental Service Plan (PDSP)coverage and\/or transition coverage to survivor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 190.438px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Johnson MEDOC Travel Insurance<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">NOW called:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>belairdirect<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 159.729px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1-866-606-3362<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 236.5px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To end coverage and\/or transition coverage to survivor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 190.438px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Cowan Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 159.729px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1-888-509-7797<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 236.5px; border-style: solid solid solid none;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To follow up on Supplementary Life Insurance (for those who opted to maintain this coverage from AECL)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 207.771px;\">Canada Revenue Agency<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 175.729px;\">1-800-959-8281<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 6.75pt; vertical-align: top; width: 235.167px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Regarding annual Income Tax returns or final return for deceased<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 207.771px;\">AECL<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 175.729px;\">1-800-220-2465<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 252.5px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">To stop annual Medical &amp; Hospital Premium (for those that retired prior to ~1994)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Email Karen Ross \u00a0(Health Benefits Officer (HBO) for Eastern Manitoba), at \u00ab\u00a0karenjross2@gmail.com\u00a0\u00bb or telephone.<\/p>\n<p>Alanna Wilcox (President): (431) 276-6222, for more information or assistance.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: 003767;\">You and Your Survivors \u2014 Digital Edition Now Available<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial; 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