Whenever you call us, your call will be answered by one of our fully licensed Funeral Directors
Direct Basic Cremation Costs $1360.00 + TAX
- Professional and Staff Services of licenced funeral director *at our Sidney office, your home, or fax/email
- Registration, Documentation & Permits
- Transfer from Hospital and/or to Crematorium (business hours)
- Facility Fee / Sheltering of deceased
- Consumer Protection Fee
- Basic Eco- Cardboard Cremation Casket *175 lb weight restriction. (175 lb to 225 lb support tray add $175.)
- Basic Urn * you may purchase a permanent urn or supply your own urn if desired
- Cremation Process
- Six notarized copies of the original Death Certificate Included no charge. Additional notarized copies $15. each
- Survivors Checklist
- CPP Death Benefit/Survivors Benefit Application Forms
- Delivery of Urn in the Sidney/ Saanichton/ North Saanich, or to Ferry or Airport at no charge *$65.00 value
- NOT INCLUDED is BC Government Vital Statistics Death Certificate $27. no tax *we make these on behalf of Vital Statistics for the client, so the client doesn’t have to go to the Vital Statistics office or order online. * 6 certified copies of your original BC Govt, death certificate is included at no charge to the client (additional notarized copies of death certificate $15. ea. after 6 at no charge)
Online Arrangements
Please Note: NOT included in the Direct Basic Cremation Package:
Viewing/Visitation/ID: see Optional Services for price
British Columbia Original Death Certificate $27.00
Certified Copy of the Death Certificate $10. each + gst (after 6 complimentary certified copies)
CREMATION OPTIONAL OR ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Witness Cremation $260. *maximum 6 people, witness the beginning of the process only, no viewing or ceremony *plus cemetery fee if applicable
- Family viewing/ executor ID up to 30 min. (immediate family only or executor) at Royal Oak Burial Chapel $785. plus Royal oak chapel fee $100 to $300. Includes Minimum preparation and dressing of deceased, and 1 licenced funeral director or Licenced Funeral Director Apprentice in attendance
- Executor ID: identification by executor only, for I.D purposes, includes sanitary care of the deceased $225 * please note, Optional, ID of deceased is not a legal requirement in British Columbia
- Dressing only :$95.00
- Minimum Preparation only :$185.00
- Pacemaker removal of device by Licenced Embalmer, includes recycling $95.00
- Transfer from bedside, *home, care home, palliative unit, or hospice 24 hours $145.00 (any transfer where the deceased is transferred from the bed)
- Ferry Transfer from Salt Spring or Pender Island $550.00 plus actual ferry transport fee.
- Scattering of Cremated Remains at Sea, coordinates and photo $225.00 (If witnessed 6 people max on board $450. )
- Shipping and Handling of Cremated Remains in Canada $120.00 up to 10 lb weight, after 10 lb add $25.
- Certified Airline Letter $45.00 * for those who wish to travel with cremated remains
- Delivery of Urn in the Sidney/ Saanichton/ North Saanich, Broadmead area NO charge * a $65.00 value
- Cremation Casket Plywood support tray $175 *for weight over 175 lb
- Basic Universal Casket for deceased 250 to 300 lb. $395.
- Storage of Human Remains per day (after 5 days) $50.00 per day
- Cremation Urn: adult urns prices start at $210.00 and up
- Handling of oversize remains: $150. *over 225 lb
- $1.60 per km for transfers beyond 60km
- Hair Dressing/ Barber Services $50
- Body Donation : Services not available.
Memorial Services
Please add $1485. to basic cremation fee for 2 staff members and 1 Licenced Funeral Director for Staffing and direction of Memorial or Funeral Service at the venue of your choosing
- Professional and Staff Services
- Registration, Documentation & Permits
- Transfer from Hospital *regular business hours, does not include bedside transfer from care home/hospice add $145.
- Sheltering of deceased up to 5 days
- Basic Carton Cremation Casket (Plywood support tray for deceased over 175lb or special circumstances please add $175.00) * carton eco casket is not suitable for church or other venues, a cremation casket must be used, costs vary upon style chosen.
- Basic carton Urn
- Staffing and Directing service – meeting and coordinating with clergy or celebrant, accepting flowers, other deliveries, greeting and seating guests, general hosting of event.
- Certified copies of Death Certificates $15.00 each, plus GST *after 6 at no charge ($90.00 value)
- Survivors Checklist
- CPP Death Benefit/Survivors Benefit Application Forms
- Van or Hearse if applicable $400.
- Clergy, Celebrant honorariums not included
- Other disbursements are not included
- Taxes are not included
MEMORIAL SERVICE & CREMATION OPTIONAL/ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Witness Cremation $260 Licenced Funeral Director or Licenced Apprentice Funeral Director in attendance *Crematorium fee may apply and is not included in our fee
- Embalming $610.
- Hairdressing and Barber Services: $50.
- Dressing only, non autopsy: $95.
- Minimum Preparation of deceased (sanitary care and dressing of deceased) : $285.
- Visitation or Viewing per half hour: $785. * includes sanitary care and dressing of the deceased, viewing at Royal Oak Chapel, Licenced Funeral director in attendance *chapel fee is not included in this fee
- Coach and automobiles for service $400. *one hearse or one van
- Urn Storage No charge
- Scattering of Cremated Remains: $225. at sea, non witnessed, photo and co-ordinates included
- Scattering of Cremated Remains: $450. 6 people on board maximum
