Notice to the Consumer
3 Sep 2021 Families have a right to know whether an advertisement will appear in their loved one’s obituary or death notice on…
Registrar's Directives
2 Sep 2021 Effective Sept. 10, 2021 This Registrar’s Directive requires that funeral establishments and transfer service operators implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination…
Notice to the Profession
24 Aug 2021 Notice to the Profession:Government of Ontario memo to Funeral Directors –Changes to Regulation 1094 of the Vital Statistics Act The BAO is…
News Article
23 Aug 2021 The Bereavement Authority of Ontario invites you to attend our Annual General Meeting taking place virtually from 9 a.m. to…
Notice to the Profession
4 Aug 2021 Starting Monday, electronic Warrants for Postmortem and Warrants to Bury will start to be used for Death Investigations in: the Central West Region, the…
Notice to the Consumer, Registrar's Directives
16 Jul 2021 It has come to the BAO’s attention that some operators are requiring consumers to do certain things prior to allowing…
Notice to the Profession
15 Jul 2021 Notice to the Profession:Office of the Chief Coroner announces the continuing deployment of its new electronic Case Management System, including…
Registrar's Directives
9 Jul 2021 Effective July 16, 2021 The BAO is issuing this Registrar’s Directive in alignment with the Government of Ontario’s Step Three…