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Category: Notice to the Consumer

Notice to the Consumer, Notice to the Profession

Notice to the Consumer: Church cemetery in Campbellville ordered to stop sales

28 Nov 2022
Update Dec. 14, 2022 – The St. David’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery Board is now in compliance with the Funeral, Burial and…
Notice to the Consumer

Notice to the Consumer: Cemeteries are forever

11 Nov 2022
The legal terminology is ‘in perpetuity’. When it comes to cemeteries that’s how long they must be maintained. In short,…
Notice to the Consumer

Notice to Consumers: Closure of Barrie Cremation Centre Inc.

28 Jul 2022
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is looking to speak with people who have prepaid for services with Barrie Cremation…
Notice to the Consumer

Notice to the Consumer: BAO assisting closure of Brownlee Funeral Homes Inc.

26 Jul 2022
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) has stepped in to assist the estate of David MacDougall, who was the owner/operator…
Notice to the Consumer

Notice to the Consumer: Alert to families with burial rights at Headford Cemetery in Richmond Hill

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

Notice to the Consumer: Prepaid funeral contracts or prearranged funeral plans are recommended options

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

Notice to the Consumer: Funeral homes must tell you about ads in your loved one’s obituaries posted on their websites

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

Registrar’s Directive: Price list disclosure on websites

16 Jul 2021
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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