Funeral Burial and Cremations Policy Manual - Region of Peel

Mosques and other Religious group or organizationsFuneral Rites/RitualsIntroductionA Mosque is a Muslim place of worship.Mosques or their religious leaders are not licensed funeral serviceproviders. Mosques cannot charge for “funeral type services and/orequipment” e.g. caskets, transportation costs of the body. If a Mosqueis providing funeral items through a licensed funeral home then thefuneral home will be paid for these items.Funeral Rites/RitualsPolicyA Mosque may perform ceremonies for their members at no cost tothe family however; the Mosque is only allowed to perform a ritual orrite because of their religious beliefs.If the Mosque is charging the family for services or equipment, OWwill not provide assistance to the family to cover these costs.We will provide assistance for an honorarium to any religious leaderwithin a Mosque where the religious leader is recognized by theMosque to perform the funeral rites/rituals for the deceased person.The cost for a rite/ritual performed by the Imam will only becovered once.Some of the restrictions the Mosque is limited to are:• “The provision of services must be on a non-profit basis and theymust retain supporting documentary proof, which will always beavailable for inspection by the Board of Funeral Services.• Members of the Mosque must never imply that the Mosque islicensed by the Board of Funeral Services.• Any transfer of a human body must be done by a funeral home ortransfer service licensed by the Board of Funeral Services, or by amember of the deceased’s family.Note: The above will also apply to any other unlicensed religiousorganization and is in compliance with the Funeral DirectorsAssociation.Continued on next page36