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#004: BAO Compensation Fund Investment Policy
#005: BAO Access and Privacy Policy
#007: BAO Restricted and Unrestricted Net Assets and Surplus Policy
#008: BAO Delegation of Authority Policy
#009: BAO Election Process Policy (Under review)
#010: BAO Enterprise Risk Management Policy (Operational)
#012: BAO Compliance Cost Recovery Policy
#013: CEO Performance Evaluation Policy (Operational)
#014: Appointment of Board Officer Policy
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The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) administers provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA) for the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS).
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.
MGCS is responsible for legislation and regulations, and for providing oversight of the BAO. MGCS has also retained responsibility for burial sites, war graves, cemetery closures and abandonments.
MGCS 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 MGCS 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 Administrative Agreement here.
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 Ministry of Government and Consumer Services currently oversees these DAAs:
- Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO)
- Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO)
- Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO)
- Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)
- Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA)
- Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
- Ontario One Call (ON1Call)
- Ontario Wine Appellation Authority (VQA)
- Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO)
- Tarion Warranty Corporation (TARION)
- Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
- Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO)
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