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PDFs

#009: BAO Election Process Policy (Under review)

#010: BAO Enterprise Risk Management Policy (Operational)

#011: BAO Social Media Policy

#012: BAO Compliance Cost Recovery Policy

#013: CEO Performance Evaluation Policy (Operational)

#014: Appointment of Board Officer Policy

#015: BAO Director Orientation and Onboarding Policy

#016: In Camera Policy

#017: BAO AODA Policy

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Code Of Conduct And Confidentiality Agreement – BAO Employees

Code Of Conduct And Policy On Conflicts Of Interest And Confidentiality – Directors

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) administers provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA) for the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD).

The BAO is responsible for the licensing and enforcement of cemetery, crematorium, funeral establishments, funeral directors, funeral pre-planners, transfer service operators and transfer service sales representatives. The BAO is wholly funded by licence fees, not tax dollars.

MPBSD is responsible for legislation and regulations, and for providing oversight of the BAO. MPBSD has also retained responsibility for burial sites, war graves, cemetery closures and abandonments.

MPBSD monitors the performance of the BAO to ensure that marketplace standards are maintained through reporting and accountability mechanisms such as business plans, annual reports and third-party audits.

Administrative Agreement

The Administrative Agreement between the Minister of MPBSD and the BAO sets out the matters of the Act that the Ontario Government has delegated to the BAO. The agreement clarifies the roles, duties and responsibilities of the Minister and the BAO and sets out the administrative, financial, auditing, accountability, legislative and regulatory development, and the working relationship between the two parties.

Read the current Administrative Agreement, which was amended in December 2022. (Here is a link to the 2016 Administrative Agreement.)

Delegated Administrative Authorities (DAAs)

Delegated Administrative Authorities (DAAs) are responsible for ensuring that a number of Ontario’s consumer protection and public safety laws are applied and enforced.

The government oversees administrative authorities and is responsible for the legislation and regulations that are applied and enforced by administrative authorities.

The MPBSD currently oversees these DAAs:

Administrative Agreement

Delegated Administrative Authorities (DAAs)

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