COVID-19: Ready…together
BAO COVID-19 Info Index – * Updates: Directives, Notices, Guidance… * List of Directives – especially COVID-19 * List of Notices to the Profession – especially COVID-19 * Links * Webinar documents * News – …
Q&A June 10, 2020 webinar
Here’s a list of answers to questions asked in texts during the June 10, 2020 Registrar’s COVID-19 Update webinar with BAO licensees. Q1. Are the audio/visual people funeral homes have hired to stream the burials …
Questions and Answers May 28, 2020 webinar
Here’s a list of questions asked by licensees in texts after the Registrar’s webinar presentation on May 28, 2020. Q1. What do we do if we see another funeral home not following the directives? A1. …
Notice of Annual General Meeting
BAO Annual General Meeting (AGM) June 24, 2020 — 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Click here to RSVP if you wish to attend the AGM of the BAO and for virtual meeting details. The RSVP …
COVID-19 cemetery restrictions
Reminder – May 8, 2020 There are restrictions on visiting cemeteries in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) wants families to know that many cemeteries are closed …
Mother’s Day
If you were planning to go to a cemetery on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2020, please remember that many will be closed or have strict rules about gathering. Provincial gathering restrictions during COVID-19 …
Questions and Answers April 28, 2020 – Registrar’s COVID-19 Update Webcast to Licensees
This set of Qs&As lists answers to questions received in comments following the April 28, 2020 webcast presentation for licensees. This list does not include questions that were answered during the webcast, or that were …
QA EDR and Transfers
**Please note: June 15 – Notice to the Profession: Expedited Death Response (EDR) discontinued in hospitals effective June 17 . **The EDR is still in place for long-term care facilities (LTC). Expedited Death Response only applies …
QA 10-max visitors
10-max visitors – Registrar’s Directive April 7, 2020 **The max-10 Registrar’s Directive is still in place. But if funeral homes meet conditions in the Registrar’s Directive of June 13, 2020 – then an attendance rule …
QA 24/7
Question 1. Do crematoriums have to be available 24/7 as funeral homes and cemeteries are required to? Answer 1. Crematoriums are expected to adjust their operations to be available when needed in order to avoid body …