Registrar orders cemetery operator in Kirkland Lake to cease selling and offering to sell licensed supplies and/or services

On October 16, 2026, the Registrar under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA) issued an Order to the Corporation of Kirkland Lake, a licensed cemetery operator (the Operator).

The Order is to immediately cease selling and offering to sell licensed supplies and/or services. The Operator has one licensed cemetery site known as the Kirkland Lake Cemetery, located at the junction of Highways 66 and 112 in Kirkland Lake.

Under the authority of subsection 109 (7) of Ontario Regulation 30/11, the Registrar has ordered the Board to immediately cease the following activities:

• Offering to sell licensed supplies and/or services as described in the Act (FBCSA) and the regulations thereunder; and,
• Selling licensed supplies and/or services as described in the Act (FBCSA).

The Order includes selling any prepaid and at-need services and supplies.

However, given the continuing needs of consumers, any bereavement consumers who have previously purchased prepaid services and/or have existing interment rights prior to this Cease-and-Desist Order coming into effect may be provided with the services that were contracted.

This Order remains in effect until the Operator has corrected the non-compliance and has reported back to the Registrar confirming its compliance.

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).