Notice to the Consumer
8 Feb 2022 Headford Cemetery update – June 9, 2023 The owner of Headford Cemetery has brought an Application for Judicial Review of…
Notice to the Consumer
8 Nov 2021 By Carey Smith, CEO & Registrar Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) Buying final expenses insurance is being promoted by some…
Notice to the Consumer
3 Sep 2021 Families have a right to know whether an advertisement will appear in their loved one’s obituary or death notice on…
Notice to the Consumer, Registrar's Directives
16 Jul 2021 It has come to the BAO’s attention that some operators are requiring consumers to do certain things prior to allowing…
Notice to the Consumer
26 Feb 2021 Do not purchase cemetery arrangements, services or products from Peter Scott, the former treasurer of Morven Cemetery, in Loyalist Township,…
Notice to the Consumer, Notice to the Profession
23 Feb 2021 The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is accepting applications for two new committees. In accordance with the provincial government’s Discipline and…
Notice to the Consumer
17 Feb 2021 The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is warning families/consumers to be wary of websites hosting obituaries or death notices and…
Notice to the Consumer
26 Jan 2021 Prices for services and products vary greatly across Ontario and within communities at funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoriums. The Bereavement…
