As the Registrar of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), I wrote to you on February 1, 2021 to advise you that masjids and Islamic centres, which are providing transportation and other licensed services to their members, must apply for a licence from the BAO to remain eligible to provide the services in the province of Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While practising rites and rituals for the deceased at an Islamic centre or masjid are exempt from licensing, a licence is required for the service of transporting (to and from the masjid) of the bodies of the deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs, traditions and related health and safety requirements in the Province of Ontario are covered under a law called the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 <\/em>(FBCSA). The BAO administers this law. We are here to protect the public and the people carrying-out the transportation, to make sure that it is done safely and in accordance with the law and health guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In requiring that any organization providing these services to its members in Ontario obtain a licence, the BAO has removed many barriers in order assist you in obtaining one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n