How to authorize a death record search — and autofill on00546 with my-id.ca
Authorize a next-of-kin death record search without retyping family details
Next of kin authorizing another person to search Ontario death records repeat their legal name, relationship to the deceased, mailing address, contact information, and the authorized searcher's details on every authorization. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Get or replace an Ontario death certificate — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Search for Death Records Next of Kin Authorization — on00546
What this form is about
Form on00546 authorizes a death record search by next of kin — confirm who may authorize and required identifiers on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Authorizing person's full legal name and relationship to the deceased.
- Mailing address and contact phone and email.
- Deceased person's full name and date of death if known.
- Authorized searcher's name and contact details.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your authorizer name, relationship, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- How does on00546 relate to form on00545?
- Form on00545 is the search request; on00546 is the next-of-kin authorization — confirm both are required.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills authorizer name, relationship, and contact details.
- Who counts as next of kin?
- Confirm ServiceOntario definitions on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.