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REAL-TIME DECEASED IDENTIFICATION & SUPPRESSION FOR CANADIAN DATABASES
Flag and suppress deceased customers, policyholders, and account holders with Canada’s most reliable deceased suppression service.
Ready to step-up your deceased monitoring process?
Solutions / Validate Residency & Proof of Life / Deceased ID
REAL-TIME DECEASED IDENTIFICATION & SUPPRESSION FOR CANADIAN DATABASES
Flag and suppress deceased customers, policyholders, and account holders with Canada’s most reliable deceased suppression service.
Ready to step-up your
deceased monitoring process?
What is deceased identification and suppression service?
Deceased ID is Cleanlist’s real-time deceased identification and suppression service. It matches your customer database against the Canadian Deceased Registry to accurately flag deceased customers, policyholders, and account holders, so you can suppress those records before your next mailing, call, or renewal.
It risks distressing surviving family members, breaching privacy and compliance rules, and exposing your organization to fraud on dormant accounts. Cleanlist’s Deceased ID service handles both steps in real time, using Canada’s most complete source of deceased data.
The result: lower fraud risk, less wasted spend, and respectful, compliant outreach.
Leading Brands Choose Cleanlist.
Join the ranks of these leading brands that trust Cleanlist with their data.
We’re Your Source for Canada’s
Best & Biggest Data.
Curated and meticulously maintained by our team, for yours.
16.5 Million
CANADIAN
HOUSEHOLDS
3.0 Million
CANADIAN
BUSINESSES
500,000
MOVERS/
YEAR
260,000
DEATHS/
YEAR
200,000
STARTUPS/
YEAR
Curated and meticulously maintained by our team, for yours.
16.5 Million
CANADIAN
HOUSEHOLDS
3.0 Million
CANADIAN
BUSINESSES
500,000
MOVERS / YEAR
260,000
DEATHS / YEAR
200,000
STARTUPS / YEAR
Powered by the Canadian Deceased Registry
Deceased ID is built on the Canadian Deceased Registry™, our exclusive, continuously maintained source of Canadian deceased data. Every year we process roughly 260,000 Canadian deaths, alongside 16.5 million households and 3 million businesses, so your suppression file reflects reality, not last year’s snapshot.
This depth is why Canadian finance, insurance, collections, and not-for-profit teams rely on Cleanlist for proof of life verification they can defend.
Who uses deceased suppression?
Financial & Insurance Services: Stop renewing or paying out on policies and accounts held by deceased customers, and reduce fraud.
Collections Agencies: Halt outreach on accounts where the debtor is deceased, protecting compliance and reputation.
Not-for-Profits & Alumni Teams: Avoid the painful mistake of soliciting donations from someone who has passed away.
Marketers & Data Teams: Maintain routine data hygiene so every campaign starts from a clean, living audience.
Why deceased suppression matters
Wasted Spend: Print, postage, and ad dollars aimed at people who will never respond.
Compliance Risk: Contacting the deceased can breach privacy expectations and Canadian regulations like CASL.
Reputation Damage: Nothing damages trust faster than a renewal notice or fundraising appeal addressed to someone a family has just lost.
A reliable deceased suppression service protects all three. Cleanlist’s real-time data suppression means you catch new deaths as they happen, not months later.
As Canada’s leading customer data company, we’re expertly resourced to validate the currency and accuracy of your data through real-time deceased screening and proof of life verification.
Start with a 15-minute data discovery session to see if we’re the right fit. We’ll discuss your data objectives and prepare a deceased suppression solution proposal aligned to your budget and outcomes.
Ready to Step-up Your Deceased Monitoring Process?
Safeguard your business from fraud and outdated records with Deceased ID™, Cleanlist’s real-time deceased identification and suppression service. Using exclusive access to the Canadian Deceased Registry™, we accurately flag and suppress deceased customers, policyholders, and account holders in your database. Ensure compliance, cut wasted spend, and act fast with Canada’s most reliable proof of life verification and life verification service.
How Deceased ID works
Getting started takes one 15-minute data discovery call. From there, Deceased ID runs in three simple steps:
Match.
We securely compare your file against the Canadian Deceased Registry using privacy-safe matching, so your data stays inside a SOC-2 Type II certified environment.
Flag.
Every confirmed match is returned with a clear deceased indicator, plus the confidence level and date information you need to act with certainty.
Suppress.
You suppress or archive the flagged records, ready for your next campaign, renewal cycle, or account review.
Your organization’s security standards are high.
Fortunately, so are ours.
Cleanlist operates the only SOC-2 Type II certified data centre in our industry, trusted by many of Canada’s most security-conscious organizations. Your data is handled with full CASL and Canadian privacy compliance, from intake through every printed and emailed letter.
For regulated senders, that means sensitive communications stay compliant end to end, and you have an audit trail to prove it. Security isn’t an add-on here; it’s how every project runs.
Deceased Suppression and Identification Services FAQ
What is deceased suppression?
Deceased suppression is the process of identifying deceased individuals in your database and flagging or removing their records so they are excluded from mailings, calls, emails, billing, and renewals. Cleanlist’s Deceased ID service identifies and suppresses deceased customers in real time using the Canadian Deceased Registry.
How is deceased identification different from NCOA?
NCOA (National Change of Address) updates the addresses of people who have moved. Deceased identification flags people who have died. Most clean-data programs use both: NCOA to keep addresses current, and deceased suppression to remove the deceased.
Where does Cleanlist's deceased data come from?
Deceased ID is powered by the Canadian Deceased Registry™, Cleanlist’s exclusive, continuously maintained source of Canadian deceased data. We process approximately 260,000 Canadian deaths each year.
Can I verify a single record, or only a full database?
Both. Deceased ID offers real-time deceased screening for single-record proof of life verification at the point of decision, as well as batch deceased suppression across an entire database.
Is my data secure?
Yes. Cleanlist operates the only SOC-2 Type II certified data centre in our industry. Your data is matched in a secure, privacy-safe environment trusted by many of Canada’s most security-conscious organizations.
How accurate is the deceased identification?
Every confirmed match is returned with a deceased indicator, a confidence level, and supporting date information, so your team can act with certainty and suppress records confidently. Start with a free 15-minute data discovery consultation and we’ll scope your project and prepare a solution proposal built around your budget and objectives.
How do I get started with Deceased ID?
Book a free 15-minute data discovery consultation. We’ll review your data objectives, confirm fit, and prepare a deceased suppression solution proposal aligned to your budget and outcomes.
Book a Free 15-Minute Data Discovery Consultation to Get Started.
