Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery

The Town of Orangeville owns and operates Orangeville Greenwood Cemetery. The cemetery is located on the west side of Town at 553002 County Road 16 and consists of 20 acres of land in a park-like setting with many tall maple trees dotting the landscape.

Burials and plots

For information about burials and plots, please contact us by email or give us a call at 519-941-0440 ext. 2250.

Rates

The cemetery offers traditional in-ground burials, along with an urn garden and two columbarium units. Download a complete list of the rates, or view them below.

Plots

View the plot rates for adults, children and infants.

Adult plots

All adult plot costs include the supply and installation of cornerstones and allow for an upright monument with a maximum of 30 inches in length per grave. One adult plot can hold one casket and four urns.

Adult plot rates
Number of graves	Land cost	Care and maintenance fee	Sub-total	HST	Total cost
One	$1,050	$700	$1,750	$227.50	$1,977.50
Two	$2,100	$1,400	$3,500	$455	$3,955
Three	$3,150	$2,100	$5,250	$682.50	$5,932.50
Four	$4,200	$2,800	$7,000	$910	$7,910

Child and infant plots

Child and infant plots can have a flat marker in the following sizes:

18”x30” – child plot
12”x20” – infant plot

Land costs do not include the supply and installation of cornerstones.

Child and infant plot rates
Type	Land cost	Care and maintenance fee	Sub-total	HST	Total cost
Child plot	$495 (3'x6')	$330	$825	$107.25	$932.25
Infant plot	$495 (2'x3')	$330	$825	$107.25	$932.25

Cremation plots

A cremation plot holds four urns. You can place a flat marker that is maximum of 12”x20” in size.

Land costs do not include the supply and installation of cornerstones.

Cremation plot rates
Land cost(2'x3')	Care and maintenance fee	Sub-total	HST	Total cost
$495	$330	$825	$107.25	$932.25

Columbarium niches

Columbarium niches hold up to two urns.

Interior size: 11 ½ “ x 11 ½ “ x 13 ½ “

Columbarium niche rates
Location	Land cost	Care and maintenance fee	Sub-total	HST	Total cost
Upper two rows	$1,785	$315	$2,100	$273	$2,373
Lower two rows	$1,530	$270	$1,800	$234	$2,034

Interment

View the interment charges for Greenwood Cemetery.

Interment charges
Interment type	Day of the week	Charge	HST	Total
Adult	Monday to Friday	$900	$117	$1,017
Adult	Saturday	$1,800	$234	$2,034
Child	Monday to Friday	$385	$50.05	$435.05
Child	Saturday	$770	$100.10	$870.10
Infant	Monday to Friday	$255	$33.15	$288.15
Infant	Saturday	$510	$66.30	$576.30

Cremation

View the interment charges for cremation.

In-ground cremation rates
Type	Day of the week	Charge	HST	Total
Urn	Monday to Friday	$355	$46.15	$401.15
Urn	Saturday	$710	$92.30	$802.30
Niche	Monday to Friday	$180	$23.40	$203.40
Niche	Saturday	$360	$46.80	$406.80

Cremation on existing burial plot interment rates
Type	Day of the week	Charge	HST	Total
Urn	Monday to Friday	$440	$57.20	$497.20
Urn	Saturday	$880	$114.40	$994.40

Disinterment

Disinterment rates
Type	Charge	HST	Total
Casket	$1,800	$234	$2,034
Urn (in-ground)	$710	$92.30	$802.30
Urn (on top of grave)	$880	$114.40	$994.40
Columbarium niche	$360	$46.80	$406.80

Other charges

Other cemetery and burial charges and fees
Service	Charge	HST	Total
Transfer of plot ownership	$150	$19.50	$169.50
Cornerstones	$200	$26	$226
Monument foundations	$40/foot cubed with a minimum charge of $550	n/a	n/a
Removal of existing foundation and replacement	$1,100	$143	$1,243
Staking fee (for flat markers and foundations)	$100	$13	$113

Cemetery by-law

View the Greenwood Cemetery By-law to learn about the management, regulation and control of Orangeville Greenwood Cemetery.

Consumer Information Guide

The BAO’s The Consumer Information Guide is a free consumer-protection information booklet. The guide is written for families and the public to know their rights and responsibilities before entering into contracts with organizations that are licensed under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002. All licensees of the BAO are required to provide consumers with a copy of this guide.

The BAO urges all consumers to access A Guide to Death Care in Ontario ahead of time and encourages them to read through the guide, plan ahead and ask a lot of questions prior to entering into a contract with a provider.

If you have questions related to the information contained within A Guide to Death Care in Ontario, please feel free to contact the Bereavement Authority of Ontario, or a licensed service provider.

Bereavement Authority of Ontario

Cemetery Operator License No. 3265537