{"id":4038,"date":"2021-11-11T13:02:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T18:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/?p=4038"},"modified":"2022-03-24T12:52:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:52:55","slug":"notice-to-the-profession-fees-increasing-for-the-2023-renewal-year-first-fee-increase-in-seven-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/notice-to-the-profession-fees-increasing-for-the-2023-renewal-year-first-fee-increase-in-seven-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to the Profession: Fees increasing for the 2023 Renewal Year – first fee increase in seven years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in seven years, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) will be increasing its fees for the\u00a02023\u00a0<\/strong>licence renewal year.

Licence renewal fees for bereavement sector businesses are based on their prior 12 months of activity (number of deaths registered, cremations, scatterings, or interments).

Licensing fees remain a part of the cost of doing business and are not itemized as a separate item on price lists nor contracts with consumers.

Fees will increase 13.6 per cent, which represents the total of cumulative inflation since the last fee increase by the Board of Funeral Services and Cemetery Regulation Unit in 2014. The rate of inflation is determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The increase applies to all fees paid by operators and personal licensees to the BAO, which is wholly funded by these fees and not tax dollars. \u00a0

It\u2019s important to note that licence renewals for the 2022 renewal year, based on the preceding 12 months including 2021, are not affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are the fees being increased  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n