Lowering the Funeral Price & Cost of a Cremation in Canada

We are not in the business of seeing how much we can make your funeral cost.  As we believe everyone is entitled to a fair-priced funeral.  We are here to help you save spending unnecessarily, as over-paying is not dignified!  You can have a dignified burial for around $3,000…so why pay over $8,000?

The local, family-owned funeral business is a great Canadian tradition, yet in the last half a century corporate industry has moved in on Mom and Pop businesses.  Why?  Because death in Canada is big business…in fact it is the fourth largest industry sector.

DFS Memorials was launched to offer the Canadian consumer an easy and transparent means by which to locate a local, family-owned funeral business, which would offer “quality service at fair prices”.

All DFS Memorials members are funeral homes and businesses across the provinces that can meet our promise of offering quality at a fair price.  We believe in the ‘local’ and sustaining local communities and businesses across Canada.  Therefore, our network has been established by selecting licensed, family-owned funeral homes that share this ethos.  They guarantee to offer you a simple, direct fair-priced funeral or cremation.  No elaborate or convoluted ‘traditional’ funeral with lots of hidden extra costs.  All our funeral providers offer a straight-forward fixed-price package for a simple funeral and/or a direct cremation.  The packages offered clearly state the basic services that constitute the disposition.  Of course, you may choose in consultation with the funeral provider, to add additional elements to your funeral service or cremation.

A Simple Burial* in Canada will typically include the following:
• transfer of remains to the funeral home 
• embalming, cosmetizing and dressing 
• the basic services of a funeral director and staff 
• the use of facilities for a viewing and the funeral ceremony (or supervision of ceremony at other facility) 
• utility vehicle and hearse
• all relevant administration 

The choice of whether a simple graveside, or a chapel service, are conducted are likely to variate prices slightly.

A Direct Cremation* in Canada will typically include the following:
• collection and cremation of the deceased without any form of faith or memorial service
• the basic services of a funeral director
• transportation of the remains
• the crematory/crematorium fees
• a basic receptacle for the cremated remains
• obtaining and filing all necessary certificates and permits for cremation
• returning the cremains to the family or next-of-kin

*Note:  The inclusive services may vary between providers.