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BAO homepage refreshed
We have refreshed our website homepage making consumer information even easier to access. The refresh is focused on our most…
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Q&A: BAO Licence renewal fee
Questions and Answers Originally posted June 27, 2023, this Q&A is for the public and professionals licensed by the Bereavement…
Notice to the Consumer, Notice to the Profession
Elimination of BAO business licensing fee related to stillborn births went into effect April 1
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) has eliminated a business licensing fee charged in relation to stillborn births. In tandem…
Notice to the Profession
BAO and OPGT guidance for completing your Report on Care and Maintenance (Form 2)
Dear Licensee, We’ve received notice that the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) has recently mailed out your care and…
News Article, Notice to the Profession
We’re looking for talented people to join our BAO Board of Directors or committees
We are looking for talented people to join the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), the province’s sole regulator of professionals…
Notice to the Consumer, Notice to the Profession
Notice to the Profession/Consumers: BAO reminds licensees to alert families about copied obituaries and funeral notices
It’s important that grieving families know about the persistent issue of copied or ‘pirated’ death notices and obituaries. The Bereavement…
Notice to the Profession
Notice to the Profession: Updates to Form 2 – Report on Care and Maintenance Fund/Account
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) has updated the format of its Form 2 – Report on Care and Maintenance Fund/Account, and…
Notice to the Consumer
Notice to the Consumer: Ongoing inspection on the condition of Headford Cemetery
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is advising families with loved ones buried at Headford Cemetery in Richmond Hill to…