Grieving families call out Quebec for 'inhumane' death certificate delay
Quebec is taking months to issue death certificates, leaving families in limbo as they try to organize funerals and settle estates. The government blames a rising death rate but funeral homes say some certificates are issued quickly and others take ages.
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![Lauma Cenne has been waiting months to get a death certificate for her husband, who died in December 2023. Until she gets one, she can't settle many of his affairs. Portrait of a woman in her home.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7157190.1711569558!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lauma-cenne.jpg)
Quebec is taking months to issue death certificates, leaving families in limbo as they try to organize funerals and settle estates. The government blames a rising death rate but funeral homes say some certificates are issued quickly and others take ages.