The proposed legislation looks very similar to the ones that have been put forward in other countries. It's a simplified application. Most countries allow applications posthumously. There's only one jurisdiction—I think it's South Australia— that doesn't allow it. Most countries have waived the fee as well.
There are quite a few similarities between Canada's regime and the one that's been put forward in other jurisdictions. Only one of the jurisdictions, Germany, provides for automatic expungement. All of the other ones have criteria that need to be met, and evidence needs to be provided. I think all of them also provide for sworn declarations to be provided in the absence of any records being available.