License Canada’s Only National Deceased Database.
Ensure accuracy, compliance, and compassion with verified deceased data.
The Canadian Deceased Registry™ — maintained nationally and distributed exclusively by Cleanlist — helps you keep records current, respectful, and error-free.
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Why Canadian Deceased Registry™
National in Scope
The only verified, coast-to-coast registry of deceased Canadians — compiled from hundreds of authoritative sources and continuously updated.
Unmatched Accuracy
Proprietary matching logic and daily refresh cycles ensure the highest precision and minimal false positives.
Compliance & Risk Reduction
Eliminate the risk of sensitive or non-compliant communications, prevent fraud, and meet KYC and AML requirements with confidence.
Easy Integration
Delivered via file exchange, API, or embedded workflow — making deceased suppression and verification simple to implement at scale.
Trusted & Secure
SOC 2 Type II certified, fully processed and hosted in Canada, and trusted by leading financial institutions, insurers, and enterprises.
What you get
National Coverage
Verified deceased records from every province and territory—covering virtually all Canadians, with an average of 1,000 new records added daily.
Full name, date of birth, date of death, last known address, funeral home contact, and unique deceased identifiers for precise matching. Optional obituary text available.
Receive high-frequency updates via batch files on recurring subscriptions for seamless integration into your workflows.
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Use cases (with outcomes)
Insurance & Pension Validation
Confirm eligibility and prevent fraudulent claims by integrating verified deceased data into claims and benefit workflows.
Compliance & Risk Prevention
Meet KYC, AML, and privacy requirements by identifying deceased individuals before onboarding, billing, or outreach.
Credit & Collections Hygiene
Detect deceased accounts to prevent sensitive communications, reduce wasted collection efforts, and improve estate recovery rates.
Customer Data Maintenance
Keep CRMs and data warehouses current by flagging deceased customers for suppression, archival, or exclusion from analytics.
Marketing Data Suppression
Protect your brand and maintain ethical, compliant campaigns by removing deceased records before activation.
AI & Analytics Enablement
Enhance AI models, fraud detection systems, and risk scoring algorithms with verified deceased data inputs for greater accuracy.
Packaging & add-ons
By geography:
License nationwide coverage or focus on specific provinces, regions, or custom trade areas to align with your operational footprint.
By Refresh Frequency:
Choose the cadence that fits your workflow — weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually — with automatic delivery of updated records.
By Integration:
Access data through batch delivery, recurring subscriptions, or API for real-time verification and suppression.
Add-Ons:
Combine with ResponseCanada™ Consumer for complete customer and market visibility, or integrate with Right Party Verification for full residency and identity assurance.
Data design
for AI & analytics
Persistent deceased IDs and record keys enable accurate entity resolution, deduplication, and longitudinal tracking across internal systems.
Consistent Taxonomies
Snapshot Versioning
How we work (fast, predictable)
Scope
(20 minutes)
Sample
Proposal
DELIVERY
OPTIMIZE
Trust, compliance & AI governance
- SECURITY: SOC 2 Type II; built, hosted and processed in Canada.
- PRIVACY: Clear sourcing, permitted-use controls, and suppression options.
- AI GOVERNANCE: Guidance to minimize bias, respect consent/suppression, and version training data via snapshots.
- REGULATORY: CASL enforced—not licensed for email campaigns.
- CONTRACTS: NDA available; optional data-handling addendum and deletion attestations.
FAQs
What is The Canadian Deceased Registry™?
It’s Canada’s only national database of deceased individuals, compiled from Canada’s 2,400 funeral homes and hundreds of other authoritative public and proprietary sources, maintained by The Canadian Deceased Registry, and distributed exclusively by Cleanlist.
How accurate is the data?
Extremely accurate. The Registry is continuously updated and verified through multi-source matching and data validation processes, ensuring near-complete national coverage and minimal false positives.
How often is the database updated?
One thousand new records are added daily, with full dataset refreshes provided on a weekly, monthly or quarterly schedule depending on your licensing plan.
What data fields are included?
Each record typically includes full name, date of birth, date of death, last known address, funeral home contact, and unique deceased identifiers. Optional obituary text is also available.
Can we use this data for marketing or communications?
The data is designed for suppression and verification, not outreach. It helps organizations prevent communications to deceased individuals, maintaining compliance and brand integrity.
Is the data compliant with Canadian privacy laws?
Yes. The Registry operates under Canadian privacy regulations and contains only non-sensitive, publicly sourced information appropriate for responsible business use.
How is the data delivered?
Clients receive data securely via batch file transfers on a recurring subscription basis. All processing and hosting occur within Canada under SOC 2 Type II controls.
Can Cleanlist perform the matching for us?
Yes. Many clients choose Cleanlist’s managed matching service for greater precision and reporting transparency. This service includes confidence scoring and detailed match-rate analytics.
Who uses The Canadian Deceased Registry™?
It’s trusted by major financial institutions, insurers, data processors, government agencies, and marketers across Canada for compliance, fraud prevention, and data hygiene applications.
Start Protecting Your Brand with Data You Can Trust
The Canadian Deceased Registry™ gives you the confidence to operate with accuracy, compliance, and compassion. Whether you’re verifying records, maintaining databases, or preventing sensitive communications, it’s the definitive source for keeping your data — and your reputation — secure.
Ready to learn more?
Talk to a Data & AI Expert and book a 15-minute discovery call to explore how verified deceased data can strengthen your organization’s workflows.
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