How to complete a medical certificate of death — and autofill 007-11291 with my-id.ca
Complete Form 16 without retyping deceased and physician details
Physicians and registered nurses completing the Medical Certificate of Death repeat the deceased person's legal name, date of birth, place of death, and their own credentials and facility information on every Form 16 filing. 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: Death certificates — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Medical Certificate of Death - Form 16 — 007-11291
What this form is about
Form 007-11291 is the Medical Certificate of Death (Form 16) used in Ontario death registration — confirm who may complete it on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Deceased person's full legal name and date of birth.
- Date, time, and place of death.
- Cause of death and medical history as required.
- Your name, credentials, and facility or practice details.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your deceased identifiers and physician name and facility 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 007-11291 relate to form 014-0005-54?
- Form 014-0005-54 is another Certificate of Death form; confirm which form your facility uses on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills deceased identifiers and your professional details; clinical sections need your judgment.
- Is this the same as ordering a death certificate?
- No — families order certificates separately; Form 16 is part of registering the death.
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.