The Importance of Adequate Funeral Planning

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Funeral Preplanning [Cremation | Links | Casket Stores] Cremation Costs Below are some of the costs that can be expected with a cremation in the Greater Toronto Area. Prices generally include GST. A cremation arranged through a funeral home will cost at least $1,100. 1) Coroner's Certificate: $75 2) Municipal registration fee: $15 - $27.50 3) Provincial licensing fee: $10.70 4) Cremation: $401.25 - $454.75 5) Witnessing the cremation: 0 - $401.25 6) Urn: 0 to >$700 7) Urn vault: >$600 8) Burial: $128.40 - $347.75 Options for Placement of Cremains 1) Keep urn: 0 2) Scattering: 0 to >$55 3) Memorial woods: > $160 4) Grave: >$500 a) Granite tombstone or "marker": >$565 b) Inscriptions: > $250 c) Setting of marker: >$90 5) Niche: >$480 a) Columbarium niche plaque: >$395 b) Inscription: >$250 c) Plaque installation: $84 Before cremation can take place, a Coroner's Certificate must be obtained by the funeral director at a cost of $75. There is a regulatory licensing fee of $10.70 payable for all burials. Each municipality charges a fee for registering the death, e.g., $27.50 in Toronto. Oakville charges $15 for a basic certificate, and $22 for a certified long form. After the required documents are obtained, the funeral home can drive the chosen casket to the crematorium. You may want to witness that the casket is indeed put into the furnace. There have been criminal charges where either the purchased casket was switched or the body was not cremated! Some crematoriums charge extra to have witnesses and/or limit the number of people in the chamber. You have the option of turning on the switch yourself. You do not see the casket on fire unless you look into the small peephole. Discuss the family's preferences with the funeral home before they use their default crematorium. The five fees discussed above are generally paid first by

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