The A Basic Service has the strongest professional affiliations we have ever been involved with. This mandate has provided us with an association of trustworthy forward-thinking funeral directors who are as committed to consumers' needs, as they are family's needs. This unique blend has shifted the focus back to service and value and the network synergism provides us with a daily advancement of service standards and experience resources to draw on.
Please feel free to visit their websites through the links below to learn more about these organizations.
Humphrey Funeral Home A. W. Miles Chapel (our parent company which has been serving families in Toronto for over 125 years.) www.humphreymiles.com
Ontario Funeral Services Association website contains helpful information on preplanning and funeral services.
The regulatory body the governs the funeral profession is the Ontario Board of Funeral Services. "The Board of Funeral Services shall, in accordance with the Funeral Directors and Establishments Act, regulate the provision of funeral services and transfer services in order that the public interest be served."
Bereaved Families of Ontario is an organization that offers excellent support programs for those learning to live with grief. Their programs are "designed to combat the sense of loneliness and isolation and to recognize that the bereaved often respond better to one another."
The Arthritis Society, Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Lung Association and The War Amps are just a few of the charitable organizations that now allow you to make In Memoriam donations through their websites.
The Veteran Affairs Canada website contains useful information about Wills, prearranging your funeral, funeral financial assistance, etc. The Last Post Fund can provide funeral assistance for veterans in need. The Human Resources Development Canada website provides information about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security.
As part of our service, we provide "Funeral Home Proof of Death Certificates" which are acceptable for most estate settlement purposes within Canada. Occasionally, a need arises where it is necessary to obtain a certified "Death Certificate", usually for foreign estate settlement purposes. This is obtainable from the Office of the Registrar General of the Ontario Provincial Government. The Ministry of Consumer and Business Services website discusses the different documents available and how to go about obtaining them.