Simple Cremation in Winnipeg — $1,695 plus GST

Includes cremation, a basic cremation casket, registration of death, and transfer from a Winnipeg hospital with temperature-controlled holding facilities. Federal and Provincial notifications, we cancel existing CPP & OAS benefits, Apply for the CPP Death Benefit & Survivors Benefits, notify Manitoba Health, MPI etc. No extra costs. See detailed list below.

An additional $195 plus GST applies to transfers from homes, personal care homes, and hospitals without temperature-controlled holding facilities. Optional purchases and additional services cost extra. See the package details below for all inclusions.

SIMPLE CREMATION SERVICE

$1,695 - No Surprises

$1,695 - Simple Cremation Service

We provide more than you'd expect and include all of the following...

Transfer from a Winnipeg hospital is included.
- deaths occurring in personal care homes, personal residences or hospitals without temperature controlled holding facilities requires immediate response times and requires a team be on standby 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. This demand requires additional staff, vehicles, services, personal protective equipment, and adds to our own costs. For this reason, transfers meeting this criteria add $195. This fee is only added when necessary.

Arrangement session in our planning centre on Portage Avenue included.

Registration of death with the Province of Manitoba included.

Professionally prepared and completed CPP Death Benefit and Survivor's Benefit Applications included.
- We provide a detailed conversation about the status of the estate, when probate is needed and when it is not, how to handle taxes, RRIF's, TFSA's, bank accounts and the like. Guidance provided for those who do or do not have a will. There is no charge for this service and we are usually able to reduce legal costs to $0.00.

Death Certificates. Eight included (more than enough for 99% of estates).
- One provincial death certificate included when the deceased owns land (titles) jointly with another living person.

Basic cardboard cremation casket included.

Cremation Fees included.

Obituary notice of any length along with a photo-tribute (up to 30 photos) is included at no extra charge (on our website) - Please view a sample by Clicking HERE.

Free Press Obituary Placement - we handle editing, formatting and placement. This often reduces costs considerably. The Free Press charges based on the length, and we do not markup the Free Press' standard publication fees.

Cremation urns are sold (optionally) on a non-profit basis, starting at less than $100. Families are encouraged to provide their own or purchase elsewhere if desired.

**5% GST added to all fees and prices

plus 5% GST

What might add to costs?

Winnipeg Free Press Obituary

~based on length

NO MARKUP SERVICE

Obituaries in the Winnipeg Free Press 100% optional and are priced based on length. You'll pay no more that what you would pay handling things yourself.

Many of our clients will opt to publish a short version in the Winnipeg Free Press and include a few lines pointing the reader to the longer, free version on our website. This can drastically reduce overall costs of publishing an obituary.

Land Titles Death Certificate

Included

AT COST - NON-PROFIT

A death certificate from the Province of Manitoba may be needed to handle land titles changes after death. One of these will be included if the deceased owns real estate jointly with another person.

Certificates can be acquired on a rush basis for an additional cost of $35. Payable to the Minister of Finance. No taxes are added.

$195 + gst

CHARGED ONLY WHEN NEEDED

To reduce cost to our clients, we engage a transfer service when a death occurs at home or in a Nursing Home or at a Private Residence. The deceased is moved to a temperature controlled, private holding facility until the death is registered and the family has an opportunity to authorize services.

This services is available 24 hours per day 365 days/year. All holiday's included.

Private Viewing

Reasonably priced - please read the following.

EMBALMING USUALLY
NOT REQUIRED

Our Simple Cremation Package is designed for families who are not interested in a viewing.

For those who would like us to prepare the deceased for viewing, we are happy to provide a ceremonial casket (on a rented basis).

Cost of the viewing is dependant on the size of the space needed (# of people attending), the level of preparation of the body, the type of casket used etc.

Please call us to discuss the cost of viewing services so that we can determine your needs and provide accurate pricing. Ph. 204 - 421-5501

Embalming is not included, and is NOT usually required, although there are some circumstances which require embalming services. Please consult with our staff to determine whether or not embalming will be necessary. We make every effort to avoid the embalming procedure.

Nursing Home & Home Deaths