How much do funeral services cost in Toronto?

Personally I think that the funeral business is taking advantage of grieving people. Does anyone know the cost of a funeral in Toronto without all the up sells? Just the basics, nothing fancy. Burial, funeral, etc. I just want to know what kind of life insurance is needed, if any.How much do funeral services cost in Toronto?
Funerals are big business and any business depends on sales. The cheapest funeral arrangements are cremation in a pine box or a disposal cardboard type of box without any visitation or internment at the cemetery. The best way to save money is to pre arrange and be very clear on what you want.
A lot depends on what you want. If you want the deceased to be embalmed, if you want to hold a visitation at the funeral home, if you want a metal casket, a limo etc. It all costs money and the more you want the more you will have to pay. The price of a cemetery plot is not the same at every cemetery, plus you have to pay for the grave to be dug.



I have read that the average cost is between $5000. - $7000, but I believe you can have the body taken from the morgue to the crematorium with a brief service or celebration of life at the crematorium.



Ontario does have a Provincial Board of Funeral Services and I bet they can help you plan an affordable funeral .



http://www.funeralboard.com/?WCE=C=47|K=鈥?/a>How much do funeral services cost in Toronto?
It depeds. From $ 10,000 to 15,000. Simple burial or cremation can cost up to $ 6,000, I guess. If you are a working citizen or a permanent resident, Canada Pension Plan pays the maximum amount of $2,500.