Notice to the Profession
Notice to all Cemetery Operators: New! Sample Cemetery Contract
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario is pleased to announce that a sample cemetery contract template is now available for use…
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Q&A: BAO Licence renewal fee
Questions and Answers This Q&A is for the public and professionals licensed by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO). The…
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Have a cup of coffee and read Beyond magazine’s summer issue
The newest issue of Beyond magazine offers a variety of important and interesting topics including green burials and a way to connect…
Notice to the Consumer
Notice to the Consumer: A Richmond Hill cemetery is required to stop charging and collecting additional interment fees
Darul Barzakh Gardens cemetery in Richmond Hill has been required to stop charging and collecting additional interment rights (IR) fees…
Notice to the Consumer
Notice to the Consumer: An unlicensed business is illegally advertising funeral services in northwestern Ontario
A Manitoba-based business has been ordered to cease operating in Ontario or face prosecution. Despite this, the business continues to…
Notice to the Consumer, Suspensions/Revocations/Conditions/Discipline/Orders
Notice to the Consumer, and Notice of Proposal to Refuse to Renew Funeral Director Licence and Funeral Establishment Licence of Covenant Funeral Homes in Toronto
Update – June 7, 2023 — Notice to the Consumer – In January of 2023, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario…
Notice to the Consumer, Suspensions/Revocations/Conditions/Discipline/Orders
Notice to the Consumer: Registrar orders a Toronto cemetery to cease operations for not establishing a required trust fund
The Registrar has ordered a cemetery operator in Toronto to immediately cease sales. The order was issued as a result…
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Notice to the Profession: The value of displaying the BAO licensing fee and giving it a descriptive name the public prefers
By Jim Cassimatis Interim CEO/Registrar Bereavement Authority of Ontario What’s in a name? When it comes to the name of the Bereavement…