The provisions of the Cemeteries Act (Revised) protect consumers by:
- Ensuring human remains are treated with respect and dignity both in established cemeteries and when discovered outside a cemetery.
- Protecting purchasers of interment rights and cremation services with specific contract and trusting requirements.
- Setting out the process for establishing, altering and closing cemeteries. The act makes provision for a care and maintenance fund to be established and used for the maintenance and upkeep of a cemetery.
- Setting out the process to be followed when human remains are discovered outside of an established cemetery, including a process for when the remains are those of an aboriginal person.
How to Complain
If you have a complaint against a licensed cemetery, contact the Consumer Protection Branch for assistance.
