The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is governed by a 10-member board of directors, comprised of:

• Three (3) Skills-Based (SB) Directors, selected by the board based on their skills and governance experience. These individuals can have no direct interest in the bereavement sector;
• Three (3) Directors as appointed by the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement (A-MPBSDP);
• Three (3) Advisory Committee (AC) Directors, bereavement sector representatives selected by the board to be the chairs of the committees providing advice to the CEO/Registrar — Cemetery, Crematorium and Municipal AC / Faith-based AC / Funeral and Transfer Services AC;
• One (1) Consumer Representative (CR) Director as selected by the board.