Notice to the Consumer, Registrar's Directives
Registrar’s Directive: Price list disclosure on websites
It has come to the BAO’s attention that some operators are requiring consumers to do certain things prior to allowing…
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Notice to the Consumer
Notice to the Consumer: Peter Scott / Morven Cemetery
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
Notice: Call for Nominations for Discipline and Appeal Committees
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
Notice to the Consumer: Beware of online obituary ‘piracy’
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
Advice for Consumers: Shop around – Prices of services can vary greatly
Prices for services and products vary greatly across Ontario and within communities at funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoriums. The Bereavement…
Notice to the Consumer, Suspensions/Revocations/Conditions/Discipline/Orders
Licences revoked: Bonnie Parker, Parker Funeral Home and McArthur Bros. & MacNeil Funeral Home and Chapel
Update – March 31, 2021 – Bonnie Parker, Parker Funeral Home and McArthur Bros. & MacNeil Funeral Home and Chapel have abandoned…
Notice to the Consumer, Suspensions/Revocations/Conditions/Discipline/Orders
Licences revoked: O’Dacre Family Funeral Home and funeral director
Update – Feb. 17, 2021 – John O’Dacre and O’Dacre Family Funeral Home Ltd., of Perth Ontario, have opted not to…
Notice to the Consumer
Notice to the Consumer: Baldock Funeral Home Inc. / South Coast Funeral and Cremation Alternatives Inc. / Paul L. Taylor
BAO Notice to the Consumer On Jan. 10, 2020, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) Registrar of the Funeral, Burial…