What do families do with the dead because of the cost of burial in Canada?
Toronto: Due to the increase in burial costs in Canada, families are leaving the dead behind.
According to a Reuters report, the number of abandoned bodies has increased in recent years in some Canadian provinces, which has been attributed to rising funeral costs.
According to estimates by an industry trade group in Canada, the total cost of funerals in Canada has increased to $8,800 from $6,000 in 1998. According to Ontario officials, the number of abandoned bodies in the province will increase to 1,183 in 2023. Which was only 242 in 2013.
Sadly, the families of most of the dead were identified but did not take responsibility for them, and most said they could not afford the funeral expenses.
According to the Department of Funeral Homes, a body in the province of Ontario is officially declared dead within 24 hours. Can take responsibility for rituals.
According to reports, the local municipality performs the last rites of such abandoned bodies. Abandoned corpses are kept in cold storage, as the number of dead bodies increases, the space becomes less.