What can the funeral home or crematorium do if the cremated remains are unclaimed?
• The funeral home/crematorium should make reasonable effort to contact the executor/person in charge of arrangements to remind them that the cremated remains are still stored in their care and should be picked up for final disposition. • Under provincial regulations, if the cremated remains are not retrieved within ONE YEAR from the date of cremation, the funeral home or crematorium has the right to dispose of the cremated remains.
