How to avoid scams and more in BAO’s Beyond magazine

Practical tips to avoid scams, articles on historic Ontario church gravesites, death services planning – plus our free consumer guide

Scams, phishing, identify frauds and privacy breaches make the news when they involve thousands of names or millions of dollars.

But they hurt people one at a time – every day.

As the regulator protecting and informing consumers of the death care sector, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario’s Beyond magazine has some information that can help grieving families and those considering service options.

Plus, read our feature articles about historic church gravesites in Ontario, and a touching personal story about Medical Assistance in Dying.

It’s all in our April 2025 Beyond magazine, offered free of charge as usual.  

Anyone can subscribe here.

About the BAO

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is a government delegated authority and not-for-profit corporation administering provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA). Accountable to the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement and the government, the BAO is responsible for the protection of the public interest. The BAO regulates, ensures compliance with the law, provides resources and services to licensed:

• Funeral establishment operators, directors and preplanners;
• Cemetery, crematorium and alternative disposition operators;
• Transfer service operators; and
• Bereavement sector sales representatives across Ontario.

The BAO is wholly funded by licensee fees (not tax dollars).