Death

Maximum amount

Upon receipt of invoice for a maximum amount of $3,944.

Indexation

Yes

Assessment criteria

The address of the cleanup location must be a private residence and must be the address where the criminal offense was committed.

Terms of Payment

Upon receipt of supporting evidence.

Maximum amount

Upon receipt of invoice for a maximum amount of $6,161.

Indexation

Yes

Terms of payment

Upon receipt of supporting documents.

The cost of transporting the body of the victim or rescuer from the place of death to the funeral home nearest to the deceased's usual residence, if not reimbursable under another plan and by the most economical means. Actual expenses are reimbursed, less any amounts reimbursed by another plan.

Amount

At actual cost, less amounts reimbursed by another plan.

Indexation

No

Terms of payment

Upon receipt of supporting documentation.

This benefit is payable to parents whose minor child died as a result of the criminal offence.

It is also payable to the parents of a child of full age who died as a result of the criminal offense, when at the time of death:

• he or she had no spouse or children or,
• if he or she had a spouse or child, those parents supported more than 50% of the child's needs

The lump sum can be paid in 1, 12 or 24 installments.

Lump sum

• $64,738 to be shared between the 2 parents of the minor child
• $​64,738 to be shared between the two parents if they support more than 50% of the needs of a dependent child over the age of majority or if the child dies without a spouse and without children

The other parent receives the other's share when one of the 2 parents:

• is deceased
• has lost parental authority
• abandoned the victim as a minor
• cannot obtain financial assistance under the Act

If both parents are deceased, the amount is paid to the victim's estate unless the state receives the property.

Indexation

Yes

Assessment Criteria

If one parent is responsible for the child's homicide, no payment is made to that parent. The maximum award automatically goes to the other parent.

Method of Payment

Upon receipt of the parent(s) application for qualification. The lump sum may be paid in 1, 12 or 24 installments. Proof of death may be required.

The death of a victim or rescuer as a result of a criminal offence entitles the spouse to receive a lump sum death benefit which can be paid in 1, 12 or 24 installments.

Amount/Percentage

The lump sum death benefit paid to the spouse is based on the victim's or rescuer's gross income multiplied by the prescribed factor determined by the age of the victim or rescuer. The maximum allowable gross income is $91,000. This benefit cannot be less than $80,770 or more than $455,000.

For the disabled spouse, the lump sum award is based on the gross income of the deceased victim or rescuer multiplied by the factor set out in Appendix IV.

Indexation

Yes

Assessment Criteria

The person must meet the definition of spouse under the LAPVIC at the time of death.

Method of Payment

The lump sum may be paid in 1, 12 or 24 installments. Proof of death may be required.

The lump sum can be paid in 1, 12 or 24 installments.

Amount/Percentage

The child or dependent of a deceased victim or rescuer, other than the spouse, receives a lump sum death benefit in an amount based on the child's or dependent's age at the time of the victim's death according to Appendix V of the regulation, ranging from $70,677 to $38,363.

If a child or dependent other than the spouse is disabled at the date of death, he or she is entitled to an additional lump sum payment of $33,316.

Children or dependents of a victim without a spouse are entitled to the difference between the lump sum payment that would have been made to the spouse and the lump sum payment made to them, in addition to their own lump sum death benefit. If there is more than one person entitled to this amount, the sum of the differences is divided equally among them.

Indexation

Yes

Assessment Criteria

Children of the victim or rescuer and dependents of the victim.