France

This page contains information on shipping cremated remains and human remains from Canada to France. These rules are set by the Consulate of France and we have provided their contact information below. The cost of a shipment from Canada to France is determined by the funeral home fees for handling the arrangements and the fees set by the French consulate. Please call or request a quote for exact pricing information.

Shipping of Cremated Remains To France

  • Letter of Contents
  • Cremation Certificate from Crematorium
  • Burial Permit
  • Official Death Certificate
  • Certified Copy of the Registration of Death – Authenticated by Global Affairs in Ottawa
  • ID of deceased
  • ID of the relative requesting the repatriation
  • Forms that the Consulate provides for the family to fill out and sign
  • If the deceased was a France citizen, the Consulate also requires the family to register the passing through their online portal
  • Documentation to be forwarded to Consulate prior to shipment and they provide clearance letter. There is NO fee from the Consulate at this time
  • If flying with the cremated remains, an approved urn to go through security or a temporary plastic urn
  • The Honourary Consulate in Calgary will place a wax seal on the outside of the urn or urn container (contact details below)
  • No translation required

Shipping of Human Remains To France

  • Containers required:
    • Hermetically sealed metal liner (either with a glass window or all metal top) inside a family chosen casket or temporary wooden shipping container.
  • Documentation required:
    • Certified Copy of the Registration of Death – Authenticated by Global Affairs in Ottawa
    • Official Death Certificate
    • Letter from Public Health Office indicating no communicable disease
    • Letter of Embalming from Funeral Home & Declaration of Contents
    • Burial Permit
    • Coroners’ out of Province Certificate
    • ID of deceased
    • ID of the relative requesting the repatriation
    • Forms that the Consulate provides for the family to fill out and sign
    • If the deceased was a France citizen, the Consulate also requires the family to register the passing through their online portal
    • Documentation to be forwarded to Consulate prior to shipment and they provide clearance letter. There is NO fee from the Consulate at this time
    • Burial permission issued by the City Hall in France (family must contact City Hall so they can send it by fax)
    • All documents to be delivered to Consulate, documents will be returned once paperwork has been completed. Consul does come to put seals on the container.
    • No translation required

Contact Consulate of France

Consulate General in Vancouver https://vancouver.consulfrance.org/

  • Vancouver: 1130 West Pender Street, Suite 1100, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4A4 Phone: (604) 681.4345 Fax: (604) 681.4287

Honourary Consulate in Calgary

300, 14505 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB T2X 3J3   Phone: 403-254-3860 - Roy Klassen, Honourary Consul

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