Funeral Services Price List

At Serenity Burial & Cremation Services, we value transparency in our funeral costs. Because of this, we have provided you with a list that highlights the cost of cremation, funeral prices, and burial costs.

If you have any questions about our funeral service price list, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Cost of Cremation

Direct Cremation $2589.45

(A direct burial or cremation includes all necessary documentation, staffing  and vehicles. There are no funeral services or religious services included in this package. Disbursements may be additional.

Professional & Staff Services:

Co-ordinating activities $535

Documentation – permits, forms, etc. $305

Initial Transport remains (Initial 75km) $180

Facilities to shelter remains (2days)     $165

Transportation of remain to Crematorium $180

Cremation Container (Williams Stratford 23)  $200

Basic Disinfection and Preparation $100

Provincial Registration  $28

Subtotal $1665.00

HST $ 216.45

Disbursements:

Coroner’s Fee $75

Cremation Fee (Holy Cross) $575
Provincial Registration  $28
BAO Consumer Protection Fee $30

Total $2589.45

Memorial Service and Burial Costs

Additional Services

Funeral Coach (3 hour use) $450 

Clergy Car / Lead Car (3 hour use) $290 

Flower Vehicle $125 

Memorial Cards $1.00 each

Register Book $45

Priority Cremation (Within 24 hours of death) $250. 

Mileage Fee (charged after the first 75 km) $2.75/km (one way) 

2 person transfer /Nursing home, residence, hospice, coroners office $180 Additional 

Pacemaker removal prior to cremation $50

Refundable Deposit, cremated remains $0

Holding Room Charges over 2 days      $25.00 per day

BAO Consumer Protection Plan $30.00

Disbursements

Explanation of Services

• Co-ordinating activities, rites, ceremonies – Professional consultation with licensed staff, including but not limited to expert advice on options to meet your needs. Co-ordination of all activities, rites and ceremonies, before, during and after they have been provided, including services and supplies provided by us, as well as those provided by third party suppliers, such as flowers and catering. 
  
  
• Documentation – Completion and filing of all documents necessary to carry out the services and supplies requested, including but not limited to, death registration, burial permit, coroners certificate for cremation, Please note: Our proof of death certificates are usually accepted for most estate settlement purposes, but sometimes a provincial “Certified Death Certificate”, will be necessary and is available from the Office of the Registrar General, or on line at www.ontario.ca 
  
  
• Transport remains – Transportation of remains from one place to another, for example the hospital to Serenity Burial & Cremation Services Inc., or Serenity Burial & Cremation Services Inc. to the crematorium or cemetery. An additional fee of $180. may be charged if the use of two staff members is required for the initial removal from the place of death. Our standard service vehicle (Van), is the vehicle used and not a funeral Coach or Hearse. 
  
  
• Basic preparation of remains – (requires Facilities for preparation/embalming/shelter). The preparation of the body for placement into the casket, including bathing, dressing and the setting of facial features for identification or viewing without embalming. 
  
  
• Embalming of remains – (In addition to basic preparation of remains) Embalming is the process of replacing blood and bodily fluids with chemical preservatives. It is a process of sanitation, restoration and the temporary preservation. Embalming is not required by law, but it is our funeral home policy to recommend on embalming if visitation is to be public, and an open casket. Our professional Funeral Directors will make recommendations based on the condition of the body and circumstances regarding the ceremony or rite. 
  
  
• Facilities for preparation, embalming, shelter of remains - Shelter of remains at our facilities from the time of initial transfer, until the time of disposition. There is no extra charge for longer holding times, with the exception of spring burial. 
  
  
• Staff services for visitation/ceremony – Staff to coordinate and oversee the visitation (informal gathering)/ ceremony or memorial service. 
  
  
• Funeral coach (hearse) – A funeral coach is the traditional vehicle that is used to transport a casket to a church, chapel, cemetery or crematorium. 3 hour use is included. Over time charges may apply to use over 3 hours. The rate hour is $100 for every hour of overtime. 
  
  
• Lead car / clergy car – A lead car is a sedan that is used to either lead a funeral procession, or transport clergy from one place to another.  
  
  
• Professional restorative procedures – In some circumstances, additional restorative efforts beyond those captured in the standard embalming procedure are necessary to enhance the 
appearance of the deceased. In such cases, the funeral director will discuss the available options and their cost. Professional restorative procedures will be charged at a rate of $295 per hour.

Explanation of Disbursements

• Clergy honorarium – This is an amount of money paid to the clergy for their services. 
  
  
• Cremation fee – This is the fee that is paid to the crematorium for performing the service of cremation. 
  
  
• Coroner’s fee – This is a fee charged by the Coroner for issuing a certificate that allows cremation to take place, or to allow a body to be shipped outside the province of Ontario.

Funeral Service Payment

Pre-payment is when you pre-pay for the services and supplies today and the money will be used to pay for the services and supplies when they are delivered at the time of death. We offer two funding options when prepaying our services or supplies. 

Trust – You may pay the money directly to us and we will place it in trust, where it will accrue interest until the contract is fulfilled (when services and supplies are delivered) or the contract is cancelled. 

Insurance – You may purchase an insurance contract where the proceeds of the insurance contract will be used for the services or supplies at the time they are delivered or cancelled

Additional information about our payment options is available upon request.