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Cemetery Forms

The following matrix summarizes the forms that you require for full burials and the interment of ashes.

New plot

REQUIRED FORMS FULL BURIALASHES INTERMENT 
INTERMENT LICENCEYESYES 
FAMILY AUTHORIZATION  
INTERMENT RIGHTS CERTIFICATEYES YES 

Existing plot

REQUIRED FORMS FULL BURIALASHES INTERMENT 
INTERMENT LICENCEYESYES 
FAMILY AUTHORIZATIONYESYES
INTERMENT RIGHTS CERTIFICATE  

Forms

Please have the forms signed by the authorized person and submit the fillable form along with all required paperwork to our office. 

We require a minimum of three full business days notice to schedule an interment or marker staking/installation into a Nanaimo cemetery.

If there is an existing family plot, we will need to confirm its location and availability for another interment. Please contact our office to make all the necessary arrangements.

Contact Us

Cemetery Information
411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia
250-755-4525 ext. 3
8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday
cemetery.info@nanaimo.ca

Last updated: June 11, 2025

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