No information on what a death certificate can be used for, whether a death certificate must be obtained before a body can be legally cremated, and steps to procure a death certificate in Sri Lanka could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Letter to the High Commission for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ottawa.