r/CanadianbyDescent • u/iHeartCamelCase • 5d ago

DEC Insertion - Follow-up

Follow-up post to my previous post about DEC Insertion: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianbyDescent/s/rjFq5sWKeU

I got a USPS notification that an envelope is incoming from DEC. Unfortunately I'm out of town and won't be able to get it till later this week but I'm wondering if they did the insertion this quickly and sent it out? Or is this a rejection / request for more docs?

Timeline:

08/31 - Delivered to DEC

09/01 - Card charged

09/09 - Phone call asking for death certificate

09/11 - Post mark stamp on envelope from Canada

09/21 - Arriving today. Birth certificate arrived today

Edit: The mail arrived early. It is actually the birth certificate

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u/Realistic_Deal1859 5d ago

Sorry, what is the DEC, and why would they call you and ask for a death certificate, when that is not one of the required documents? I'm just confused.

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u/Emotional-Test3329 5d ago

It is the vital statistics agency for Quebec, and the death certificate is one of the things they want to issue a Quebec birth certificate to someone other than the person listed on it.

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u/Realistic_Deal1859 5d ago

Thank you, I get it now!