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Death Review Panel Reports & Information

Last updated on November 7, 2023

The Coroners Act provides the chief coroner with the discretion to establish death review panels to review the facts and circumstances of deaths to provide the chief coroner with advice on medical, legal, social welfare and other matters that may impact public health and safety and prevention of deaths. A death review panel may review one or more deaths before, during or after a coroner’s investigation or inquest. Panel members are appointed by the chief coroner under Section 49 of the Coroners Act.

 

An Urgent Response to a Continuing Crisis (2023)

 

Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (2022) 

 

BC Coroners Service Death Review Panel: A Review of Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths (2022)

 

Opportunities for Different Outcomes - Police: A crucial component of B.C.'s mental health system (2019)

 

BC Coroners Service Death Review Panel: A Review of Illicit Drug Overdoses (2018)

 

A Review of Medically Assisted Deaths (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2016)

 

Intimate Partner Violence Deaths from 2010-2015 (November 2016)

 

Four Fatal Aviation Accidents Involving Air Taxi Operations on British Columbia's Coast

 

Domestic Violence Death (May 2010)

 

Motorcycle Fatalities (March 2010)

 

Avalanche Related Deaths Involving Snowmobile Operators Winter 2008-2009 (December 2009)

 

Tree Fallers: 2008 Workplace Incidents report involving tree fallers (October 2009)