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In most cases, funeral directors oversee the process of getting a burial permit. If the family is not using a funeral service provider, the Ontario municipality where you register the death can help you get a burial permit. It is issued at the time the death is registered. You need a burial permit before funeral services, including cremation or ...
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- Who Can Make Arrangements
- Your Rights
- Choosing A Service Provider
- If You Don’T Use A Provider
- Embalming
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Only certain people have the legal authority to decide what will happen to the body of the deceased person. In order of priority, they are: 1. an estate trustee, sometimes referred to as executor or executrix (the person named in the deceased person’s will or the person appointed by the court to administer the estate) 2. a spouse 3. adult children ...
Under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, you have certain rights when planning a funeral, burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis or scattering. To learn more about your rights, read the Consumer Information Guide: A Guide to Death Care in Ontario. If you have questions or need to file a complaint against a licensed bereavement service ...
By law, cemetery, crematorium, funeral establishment, alternative disposition and transfer service operators must be licensed by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario. This doesn’t mean that you are legally obligated to choose certain supplies or services from only these providers. You can also buy supplies like caskets, monuments and markers from b...
You do not have to use a funeral establishment or transfer service. A family member of the deceased can arrange funeral services without a licence if they are not being paid. You must first register the death with the local municipality. This is usually in the municipality where the death occurred. The death must be registered before a burial permi...
In Ontario, there is no requirement to embalm a body. You may choose to wash and dress the body without embalming. However, embalming may be recommended to preserve a body between the time of death and time of visitation, burial, cremation or alkaline hydrolysis. If a deceased person is being moved to another country, embalming may be required by t...
Some cemeteries will let you bury a body without a casket (for example, in a shroud). It will depend on the cemetery’s by-laws. For cremation, some crematorium by-laws only require that the deceased be in a rigid container. Some service providers will allow you to provide your own container for a cremation, alkaline hydrolysis or a burial as long a...
In Ontario, you may: 1. buy rights to bury or scatter the remains from cremation or alkaline hydrolysis in a registered cemetery 2. buy rights to place the remains from cremation or alkaline hydrolysis in a niche within a columbarium in a registered cemetery. 3. scatter the remains from cremation or alkaline hydrolysis on private property with the ...
You can apply to your local municipality for assistance if you do not have enough money to pay for a funeral, transfer service, burial, alkaline hydrolysis or cremation. You must apply for this financial assistance before you enter into a contract with a service provider, as you may not be eligible for assistance afterwards. In these situations, th...
Contact the Bereavement Authority of Ontarioif you are inquiring about: 1. funerals, burials, cremations, alkaline hydrolysis and/or neglected cemeteries 2. interments, scattering of remains or alternative disposition of remains 3. issues with a licensed bereavement service operator Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) Toll-Free: 1-844-493-6356 T...
interments, scattering of remains or alternative disposition of remains. issues with a licensed bereavement service operator. Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) Toll-Free: 1-844-493-6356. Tel: 647-483-2645 (Toronto area) Email: info@thebao.ca. Learn about your rights when planning a funeral, burial, cremation or scattering.
Application to Transfer Cemetery Care and Maintenance Fund/Account. Consent to borrow from C&M Fund (PDFs) The Instructions and the Application form PDFs are as per the provincial government’s changes to the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA), first announced on April 9, 2021 in this BAO Notice to the Profession. The ...
Using funeral home facilities. Embalming and cosmetic application. The price of the casket. Using a hearse for transportation to the cemetery or crematorium. Arranging funeral services. Registering the death and obtaining the Burial Permit. Preparing newspaper death notices or obituaries.
With a mandate to ensure Ontario consumers are being served by competent and professional licensees, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario sets and imposes training standards and mobility requirements aimed at delivering optimal outcomes. For funeral and transfer service, the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 establishes the ...
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In most cases, funeral directors oversee the process of getting a burial permit. If the family is not using a funeral service provider, the provincial municipality where you register the death can help you get a burial permit. A burial permit is issued after the death is registered. Get a death certificate; You may need a death certificate to ...
