Regina Funeral Insurance

Regina Funeral Bonds

To make your funeral as successful as you intend, you need to earmark some money specifically for the event. This can be done with a funeral bond. A funeral bond is an investment set apart for the purpose of your funeral. However, the money must be used for the funeral and it can only be paid out on death.

Funeral bonds are backed by capital guarantees. They are reliable, flexible and portable but they are not tied to your specific location in the city. Also, the funds are indexed annually and there is a maximum amount that can be invested in the bond. You can get more information about funeral bonds in Regina from your funeral director.

The funeral bond in Regina has the following benefits:

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Regina Obituary and Mortality Rate

Reports show that Saskatchewan has one of the highest death rates in Canada from 2007 to 2016, albeit the death rate in the province per 1,000 population decreased over the years considered from 9.0 in 2007 to 8.2 in 2016. As a matter of fact, Saskatchewan had the highest death rate in 2007, 2008 and 2010. In 2016, the province had the fourth-highest death rate after Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

An obituary is usually organized after a person dies to celebrate the deceased and announce the death to other Canadians. This usually includes a short biography of the deceased and it is often published in a newspaper.

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Crystal Machiskinic, a daughter, sister, and mother died at the age of 48 in July 2017 due to some severe lung problem. As a result of financial difficulty, the family had her funeral in her sister, Carrie Stonechild’s backyard in plus 30-degree heat.

Machiskinic was a member of the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) Program administered by the Ministry of Social Services and it provides coverage for some basic funeral costs.

As a result of Saskatchewan’s recent budget, funding for funeral services for people on social assistance was reduced, but it was restored in early July 2017. However, as of July 1, 2017, the flat fee was reduced from $3,850 to $2,100.

Stonechild said they could not afford to have the funeral in a facility. She added that the family could not contact anyone from Social Services until Tuesday because Machiskinic died on Friday before the Canada Day long weekend.

They could have just made a call and told us that our expenses were covered, Stonechild said. Being a native of First Nation, the culture requires that the funeral rites should be completed within four days but sadly, they could not complete the rites in four days.

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