Community Resources and Links
Disclaimer: Foster & McGarvey Funeral Homes provides these links for your convenience. We are not endorsing nor are we able to guarantee the accuracy of the information listed on these sites. Foster & McGarvey Funeral Homes encourages you to never divulge confidential or contact information online to parties with whom you are not familiar.
Government
- Canada Pension Plan Death and Survivor Benefits
- Alberta Health Care (to cancel AHC)
- Alberta Vital Statistics (to obtain information on death certificates)
- Private Registry Agents (to locate the registry agent nearest you)
- Last Post Fund (Canadian veterans)
Agencies and companies
- Alberta Blue Cross (to collect life insurance)
- The Bereavement Register (to have deceased's name removed from mailing and telemarketing databases)
Obituaries
Palliative Care and Hospice Programs
Condition-Specific Support Groups
- Canadian Cancer Society Support Groups
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Edmonton Chapter
- Alzheimer Society of Edmonton
- Centre for Suicide Prevention
- Addiction Resource
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
Grief Support Groups
- The Compassionate Friends of Canada (support group for bereaved parents)
- The Support Network of Edmonton
Cemeteries
- Edmonton Catholic Cemeteries
- Edmonton City Cemeteries
- Edmonton Jewish Cemetery (please contact us for more information)