Dec. 17 \u2013 CEO\/Registrar\u2019s Blog \u2013 BAO & bereavement professionals met the challenges of 2020 together for everyone\u2019s safety<\/a>
Dec. 3 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: BAO COVID-19 information update<\/a>
Nov. 23 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Revised BAO poster on COVID restrictions<\/a>
Nov. 20 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: BAO additional restrictions for bereavement sector
<\/a>Nov. 16 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: New BAO poster on COVID restrictions<\/a>
Nov. 16 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Don\u2019t use licence renewal portal
until notified by BAO<\/a>
Nov. 12 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: BAO issues colour code for regional restrictions<\/a>
that licensees and establishments must follow<\/a>
Nov. 4 \u2013 Notice to Funeral & Transfer Service Operators:
Public health unit inspections not required for licence renewal this year<\/a>
Oct. 30 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Licence renewal fees waived<\/a>
Oct. 16 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: Food and beverages prohibited indoors<\/a>
\u2013 Toronto, Peel, Ottawa and York<\/a>
Oct. 9 – Notice to the Profession: Canadian government travel exemptions \u2013 re. funerals<\/a>
Oct. 9 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Cemeteries to continue interments
as late into the season as safely possible<\/a>
Sept. 20 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Province-wide cemetery gathering limits<\/a>
Sept. 18 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Cemetery gathering limits for Ottawa, Peel and Toronto<\/a>
Sept. 10 – Notice to the Profession: Adapting to COVID-19 changes<\/a>
Sept. 3 – Notice to the Profession: Reminder of COVID-19 Registrar\u2019s Directives still in place<\/a>
Aug. 10 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Windsor-Essex Stage 3 gathering limits<\/a>
July 30 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Stage 3 gathering limits \/ food & beverages<\/a>
July 20 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Additions to Stage 3 Attendance Limits<\/a>
July 15 – Notice to the Profession: Licensees can stop filling in weekly CSE Survey<\/a>
July 14 – Registrar’s Directive: Stage 3 Attendance Limits<\/a>
July 6 – Registrar\u2019s Directive: Masks & face coverings mandatory at indoor funerals & visitations<\/a>
June 26 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Expedited Death Response ends for LTC<\/a>
(EDR \u2013 discontinued)
June 22 \u2013 BAO COVID-19 Safety Posters for funeral homes<\/a>
June 16 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: COVID-19 Testing for Bereavement Staff<\/a>
June 15 \u2013 BAO Attendance Guidance: Funerals & Visitations PDF<\/a> \/
Orientation sur le nombre de personnes autoris\u00e9es : fun\u00e9railles et visites<\/a>
June 15 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Expedited Death Response discontinued in hospitals <\/a>(EDR \u2013 discontinued)
effective June 17<\/a>
June 15 \u2013 Registrar rescinds prohibition on in-person witnessing at cremations<\/a>
June 13 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: Changes to funeral & visitation attendance<\/a> \/
BAO Attendance Guidance: Funerals & Visitations<\/a>
June 10 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: Drive-Thru Visitations<\/a>
June 9 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: 10 is still the max<\/a>
May 26 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: Organized groupings of visitors at funerals & visitations<\/a>
May 23 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Changes in Expedited Death Response (EDR) hours<\/a> \/ PDF with legend<\/a> (EDR \u2013 discontinued)
May 20 \u2013 Electronic signatures permitted by Government of Ontario<\/a>
May 8 \u2013 Reminder: COVID-19 cemetery restrictions<\/a>
May 4 \u2013 Sunday, Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 Cemetery restrictions<\/a>
April 30 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: COVID-19 Fees<\/a>
April 22 \u2013 Addendum \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: In-Person Witnessing at Cremations Prohibited<\/a>
April 21 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: In-Person Witnessing at Cremations Prohibited<\/a>
April 17 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s blog \u2013 Tough changes for grieving families<\/a>
April 15 \u2013 Chief Coroner MCOD & Other Updates<\/a>
April 14 \u2013 Expedited Death Response (EDR) Plan begins today<\/a>
April 14 \u2013 Coroner\u2019s Documents to hospitals and LTC<\/a>
April 12 \u2013 Expedited Death Response Process description<\/a>
(EDR \u2013 discontinued)
April 11 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Reminder: To all Crematorium Operators<\/a>
April 10 \u2013 Removals of Deceased from Hospitals & LTC Guide<\/a>
(EDR \u2013 discontinued)
April 10 \u2013 Calling on former licensees<\/a>
April 7 \u2013 BAO operating over Easter long weekend<\/a>
April 7 \u2013 **Registrar\u2019s Directive: 10 max at entire funeral home<\/a>
April 6 \u2013 Ontario Government \u2013 Death Registration & Burial Permits<\/a>
April 3-6 \u2013 More Qs&As for family and bereavement sector professionals<\/a>
April 1 \u2013 BAO COVID-19 Q&A<\/a>
April 1 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Update: Ministry of Health Guidance<\/a>
March 28 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive \u2013 10 MAX or LESS at funerals, visitations<\/a>
March 27 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Notice to Muslim Community \u2013 COVID-19 PDF<\/a>
March 27 \u2013 Guidance: Handling human remains \u2013 Mosque volunteers PDF<\/a>
March 24 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: Cemeteries open for interments<\/a>
March 23 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Notice: Bereavement \u2013 Essential Workplaces<\/a>
March 23 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directives: COVID-19 \u2013 Max at funerals\u2026<\/a>
March 20 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Interns available now<\/a>
March 17 \u2013 RPF Extension for Funeral Establishment & Transfer Service Operators<\/a>
March 17 \u2013 ALR Extension for Cemetery & Crematorium Operators<\/a>
March 17 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Guidance 2 on COVID-19<\/a>
March 14 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Guidance on COVID-19<\/a>
Feb. 28 \u2013 BAO COVID-19 blog<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nReturn to COVID-19<\/em><\/a>:<\/em><\/a> Ready…together<\/em> main page<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2020 Dec. 17 \u2013 CEO\/Registrar\u2019s Blog \u2013 BAO & bereavement professionals met the challenges of 2020 together for everyone\u2019s safetyDec. 3 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: BAO COVID-19 information updateNov. 23 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: Revised BAO poster on COVID restrictionsNov. 20 \u2013 Registrar\u2019s Directive: BAO additional restrictions for bereavement sectorNov. 16 \u2013 Notice to the Profession: New BAO…","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n