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Fees

Pursuant to subsection 108(1) of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002,S. O. 2002, c. 33, as amended, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario designates that the fees set out immediately below are payable under the Act.

(Reminder — Notice to the Profession: Fees increasing for the 2023 Renewal Year – first fee increase in seven years – Nov. 11, 2021)

BAO Fee Schedule

Licence Type Application Fee Renewal Fee Late Fee

Licence Type

Personal licence

  • Funeral Director, Class 1
  • Funeral Director, Class 2
  • Transfer Service Sales Representative
  • Transfer Service Sales Representative (Restricted)
  • Funeral Preplanner
  • Cemetery and/or Crematorium Sales Representative

Application Fee

$284

Renewal Fee

$227.20

Late Fee

$85.20
(Renewal applications filed between Jan. 1-15 are subject late fees, after which you must apply for reinstatement.)

Licence Type

Licence to operate a business

  • Funeral Establishment Operator, Class 1
  • Funeral Establishment Operator, Class 2
  • Transfer Service Operator, Class 1
  • Transfer Service Operator, Class 2
  • Transfer Service Operator, Class 2 (Restricted)

                 ……

  • Cemetery Operator
  • Crematorium Operator
  • Alternative Disposition (Hydrolysis) Operator

Application Fee

 

$568 effective Jan. 1, 2023

 

 

 

…..

$568 effective Jan. 1, 2023

Renewal Fee

 

$227.20 plus $18.18 per call* 

 

 

 

 

……

$17.04 plus $13.63 per burial/cremation/hydrolysis activity

Late Fee

$227.20
(Renewal application filed after expiry of the licence)

 

 

 

……

TBD

Licence Type

Internship registration

Application Fee

$85.20

Renewal Fee

Late Fee

Licence Type

Entry-to-Practice examination
(Licensing and Jurisprudence)

Application Fee

$284 effective Jan. 1, 2023

Renewal Fee

Late Fee

Licence Type

Jurisprudence examination
(Laws, rules and regulations examination)

Application Fee

$284 effective Jan. 1, 2023

Renewal Fee

Late Fee

Licence Type

Examination retry fee

Application Fee

$227.20 effective Jan. 1, 2023

Renewal Fee

Late Fee

Licence Type

Notice to Registrar of change in person in charge of day-to-day- operations

Application Fee

$113.60 effective Jan. 1, 2023

Renewal Fee

Late Fee

* For the purpose of this Schedule, “per call” means per death registered, for which payment was required for services or supplies provided during the twelve-month period ending on the 31st day of October, preceding the expiry of the business licence.

The amounts specified are payable to the Bereavement Authority of Ontario.