Tell me about City of Toronto Funeral and Burial Help for People with Low Income
City of Toronto Funeral and Burial Help for People with Low Income
Toronto Employment and Social Services can pay for a basic funeral, burial or cremation when the person who died did not leave enough money. It covers funeral services, opening and closing the burial plot, and cremation with burial of the ashes or scattering. Services must be approved before you sign any contract.
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Who qualifies:
- The person died on Ontario Works or ODSP, or
- Was a Toronto resident without enough money
What you need to apply:
- Approval before signing a funeral contract
We last read this on 5 October 2026. That was a while ago, so please check their own website before you rely on it, and tell us below if something changed.
How to reach them
- Office phone (Application Support Centre, option 4): 416-338-8888.
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
- Information pageInformation page
Where else they are
Their website is toronto.ca/.../?accordion=funeral-expenses.
Good to know
- For whomPeople who die while on Ontario Works or ODSP, and Toronto residents who die without enough money in their estate for a basic funeral. The person making the funeral plans applies.
- CostFree
- Their stepsIf the person was on OW or ODSP, contact the funeral home. The funeral director asks the City for approval. If not, call 416-338-8888, option 4. A caseworker looks at the money the person left. Wait for approval before signing any funeral contract.
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We read this on their own website on 5 October 2026.
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