Declared dead by Service Canada, N.B. woman still trying to get life back [Video]

It took Cathy Adams almost seven weeks to realize she was dead. 

When the New Brunswick woman checked her bank account on Jan. 29, her Old Age Security and CPP benefits hadn’t been deposited. So she called Service Canada and was put on hold while the government worker checked her file.

“When she came back she said, ‘I’m sorry, it’s bad news … On Dec. 13, we received a death notice for you. My condolences.'”

Adams said they both laughed at the ridiculousness of the exchange.

“I said, ‘I’m what? I’m dead?'”

Adams, who lives in Charlotte County, was in such disbelief when she got off the phone that she called right back and talked to someone else. 

“And they said no, that I was dead. And my benefits have not been cancelled, but rather terminated, which is harder to bring back.”

Within the first few days, Adams made nearly two dozen phone calls — some …