Cemetery Services and Fees

Internment rights and lot sales

When purchasing a burial lot, plot, or niche, you receive interment rights rather than land ownership. As the Interment Rights Holder, you must follow the Cemetery By-law regarding the installation of monuments, memorials, and flowerbed maintenance.

Transfers and refunds

• You may transfer, exchange, or sell back your unused interment rights at any time before a burial occurs
• If you cancel in writing within 30 days of signing the contract, you are eligible for a full refund. After 30 days, a refund is available minus the care and maintenance fees.
• The City of Niagara Falls has the first refusal right to repurchase unused lots, plots, or niches. An administration fee applies.
• All documents about the original sale must be returned to the Cemetery office

Payment terms

Interment Rights (lot sales) must be paid in full before burial and/or memorialization. Payment for a burial service (casket, cremation, niche, scatter) is due no later than the day of the service.

We schedule interment services from

• Monday to Saturday between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm (excluding statutory and city holidays)
• Sunday and holiday interments may be arranged between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, with an additional surcharge

To ensure a smooth service, please note:

• All committal service scheduling is subject to cemetery approval, considering location, weather, staff availability, and the number of services requested
• Funeral late arrivals may result in additional charges, as listed in the fees section
• Funeral Directors must inform families in advance of any potential late charges or surcharges

Disinterments take place only between May 1 and November 1 at the discretion of the Cemetery Manager. The Funeral Director is responsible for scheduling and covering all related costs, including casket/urn/vault removal, unsealing and resealing, and obtaining approval and attendance from the Niagara Regional Health Unit.

A one-time care and maintenance fee applies to interments in lots purchased before 1955.

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario provides a Consumer Information Guide: A Guide to Death Care in Ontario to help you understand your rights and responsibilities when planning a funeral, burial, or cremation.

This free guide provides important information to families and the public before signing contracts with organizations licensed under the Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act, 2002.