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	$1,800	$1,200	$3,000	$390	$3,390
Two	$3,600	$2,400	$6,000	$780	$6,780
Three	$5,400	$3,600	$9,000	$1,170	$10,170
Four	$7,200	$4,800	$12,000	$1,560	$13,560

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	$720 (3'x6')	$480	$1,200	$156	$1,356
Infant plot	$720 (2'x3')	$480	$1,200	$156	$1,356

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
$1,020	$680	$1,700	$221	$1,921

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	$2,635	$465	$3,100	$403	$3,503
Lower two rows	$2,295	$405	$2,700	$351	$3,051

Interment

View the interment charges for Greenwood Cemetery.

Interment charges
Interment type	Day of the week	Charge	HST	Total
Adult	Monday to Friday	$1,500	$195	$1,695
Adult	Saturday	$3,000	$390	$3,390
Child	Monday to Friday	$510	$66.30	$576.30
Child	Saturday	$1,020	$132.60	$1,152.60
Infant	Monday to Friday	$350	$45.50	$395.50
Infant	Saturday	$700	$91	$791

Cremation

View the interment charges for cremation.

In-ground cremation rates
Type	Day of the week	Charge	HST	Total
Urn	Monday to Friday	$550	$71.50	$621.50
Urn	Additional interment at same time in same grave	$275	$35.75	$310.75
Urn	Saturday	$1,100	$143	$1,243
Niche	Monday to Friday	$400	$52	$452
Niche	Additional interment at same time in same niche	$200	$26	$226
Niche	Saturday	$800	$104	$904

Disinterment

Disinterment rates
Type	Charge	HST	Total
Casket	$3,000	$390	$3,390
Urn (in-ground)	$1,100	$143	$1,243
Columbarium niche	$800	$104	$904

Other charges

Other cemetery and burial charges and fees
Service	Charge	HST	Total
Transfer of plot ownership	$250	$32.50	$282.50
Cornerstones	$200	$26	$226
Monument foundations	$40/foot cubed with a minimum charge of $775	n/a	n/a
Removal of existing foundation	$550	$71.50	$621.50
Staking fee (for flat markers and foundations)	$140	$18.20	$158.20

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