Application for Survivors' Benefits

Go to the service Application for Survivors' Benefits   

 

Apply

Go to the service to apply for one or more of the pensions and benefits:

Québec Pension Plan (QPP)

• Death benefit
• Surviving spouse's pension
• Orphan's pension

Public-sector pension plans (RREGOP, PPMP, etc.)

• Survivors' benefits

 

Send

After filing your application, you must send proof of death online:

• Attestation of death
  issued by the funeral home

  or

• Death certificate
  issued by the Directeur de l'état civil

You will need:

• proof of death (attestation of death issued by the funeral home or a death certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil);
• the Social Insurance Number (SIN) of the deceased
• your Social Insurance Number (SIN).

Find out about the steps to take and the benefits:

• The First steps to be taken in the event of a death section shows the steps to take with Retraite Québec following the death of a family member.
• The Pensions and benefits for spouses, children and heirs guide allows you to determine the pensions and benefits that you could receive as a spouse, a child or an heir.

Other ways to apply:

You could also apply using a form, which can be sent online or by mail.

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