{"id":4396,"date":"2022-01-20T16:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/?p=4396"},"modified":"2022-01-20T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:42:10","slug":"notice-to-the-profession-current-registrars-directives-remain-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/notice-to-the-profession-current-registrars-directives-remain-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to the Profession: Current Registrar\u2019s Directives remain in place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following today\u2019s announcement from the provincial government, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario reminds its licensees that Registrar\u2019s Directives remain in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes to COVID-19 restrictions were announced today for several sectors, but no changes have been made to the bereavement sector of funeral homes, transfer services, crematoriums, cemeteries and hydrolysis facilities at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe BAO will issue further information as government COVID restrictions enter different steps. But for now, my directives from early January remain in place. I thank the entire bereavement sector for its professional work for grieving families and for minimizing the risk of their staff becoming infected with the Omicron variant,\u201d said Carey Smith, CEO & Registrar of the BAO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs I\u2019ve said to licensees, our focus is now on ensuring we have enough staff available in the sector through this highly-transmissible wave of COVID-19. By following these directives, you are minimizing the risk of having to temporarily close due to a lack of staff. To date, no bereavement sector business has had to close because of COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BAO\u2019s public website provides easy reference to the two recent Registrar\u2019s Directives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n