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Category: Blog - Straight Forward

Blog - Straight Forward, Notice to the Consumer

Care and Maintenance Funds ensure cemeteries are maintained for their communities

6 Feb 2024
Consumer FYI By Jim Cassimatis Interim CEO/Registrar Bereavement Authority of Ontario Cemeteries are well maintained in perpetuity thanks to companies,…
Blog - Straight Forward, News Article

The BAO’s continuing evolution is well-positioned for 2024

11 Dec 2023
Chair’s message The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) enters its eighth year fulfilling its mandate to protect consumers in the…
Blog - Straight Forward, News Article

Int. CEO/Registrar – BAO progressing to become a more effective, modern bereavement regulator

11 Dec 2023
Interim CEO/Registrar’s message  The next year will be an ambitious one for us at the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO)….
Blog - Straight Forward, Notice to the Profession

Notice to the Profession: The value of displaying the BAO licensing fee and giving it a descriptive name the public prefers

24 May 2023
What’s in a name? When it comes to the name of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario’s regulatory licensing fee –…
Blog - Straight Forward

BAO achievements in 2022 mean greater consumer protection for families in 2023

19 Dec 2022
Year In Review We have a great foundation of consumer-protection improvements to build on in 2023, thanks to the efforts…
Blog - Straight Forward

A year of challenges and an opportunity to envision the future…

23 Sep 2021
BAO Annual Report 2020/21 On behalf of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) it is my pleasure to introduce this…
Blog - Straight Forward

Changes families are facing in their grief during the COVID-19 pandemic

17 Apr 2020
April 17, 2020 – revised April 22, 2020 Families are hurting during the pandemic when it comes to grief and…

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