Cemetery fees & charges

City of Winnipeg Cemeteries Branch - 2024 Fees & Charges Schedule Effective February 1, 2024.

All fees must be paid prior to receipt of services.

Payment can be made using cash, Interac, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or bank draft. Personal cheques are only accepted if payment is received 10 business days in advance of a service or product being required. GST applicable to all fees. PST applicable to identified products.

Columbaria niches: engraving and maintenance of columbaria niches can only be ordered and completed by the Cemeteries Branch. See templates for engraving layout and designs allowed on niche doors.

The following notes apply to the fees listed below.

  • Note 1 Niches are an inclusive price; the niche, perpetual care investment, plaque or engraving (two services only.) Excludes emblems/motifs and inurnment.
  • Note 2 Subject to space permitting and photo quality. Disclaimer signature is required.
  • Note 3 Applicable only if complete columbaria unit is purchased.
  • Note 4 Cost of replacement plaque charged in addition.
  • Note 5 Placement of shrub is for locations in the cremation gardens only.
  • Note 6 Additional use of cemetery property fee: chargeable for third and/or fourth interment into each lot, if property was purchased prior to July 18, 2007.
  • Note 7 Inherited use of cemetery property fee: not charged where ownership or right of use of property is preexisting and validated.
  • Note 8 Subject to availability

Brookside Cemetery fees

Property purchase feesPriceNotes
Continuous foundation lot$2,950.00 
Flat marker lot$2,350.00 
Infant - up to 2 years of age$325.00maximum 3’ casket
Child - 2 to 10 years of age$780.00maximum 5’ casket
Social Services - casket lot$2,350.00case # required
Field of Honour - casket lot$1,725.00reg # required
Historic property sections lot$4,140.00 
Cremation upright monument lot for 2 $2,190.00 
Cremation lot for 2$1,395.00 

 

Columbarium nichesPriceNotes
Brookside Island Square - gold standard 12x12x16$4,400.00Note 1
Majestic or Majestic II- gold$4,500.00ground level units
Note 1
Majestic or Majestic II - platinum$4,820.00units above ground level
Note 1
Rock of Ages - Field of Honour (includes first opening/closing fee for Military/Veteran inurnment)$3,580.00reg # required
Note 1

 

Family estate and pedestal nichesPriceNotes
Various pricesN/ASee Schedule A for specific pricing options

St. Vital Cemetery fees

Property purchase feesPriceNotes
Flat marker lot$2,350.00flat marker only
Social Services - casket Lot$2,350.00flat marker only
case # required
Infant - up to 2 years of age$325.00maximum 3’ casket
flat marker only
Cremation lot for 2 $1,375.00flat marker only
Family cremation plot for 4$1,995.00flat marker only

 

Columbarium nichesPriceNotes
Majestic or Majestic II- gold$4,500.00ground level units
Note 1
Majestic or Majestic II- platinum (all rows above ground level)$4,820.00units above ground level
Note 1

 

Family estate and pedestal nichesPriceNotes
Various pricesN/ASee Schedule A for specific pricing options

Transcona Cemetery fees

Property purchase feesPriceNotes
Continuous foundation lot$2,950.00 
Flat marker lot$2,350.00 
Social Services - casket lot$2,350.00case # required
Field of Honour - casket lot$1,725.00reg # required
Infant up to 2 years of age $325.00maximum 3’ casket
Cremation lot for 2 $1,375.00 
Cremation upright monument lot for 2 $2,190.00 

 

Columbarium nichesPriceNotes
Majestic - gold$4,500.00ground level units
Note 1
Majestic - platinum$4,820.00units above ground level
Note 1
Prairie Sky - gold$4,500.00ground level units
Note 1
Prairie Sky - platinum$4,820.00units above ground level
Note 1

 

Family estate and pedestal nichesPriceNotes
Various pricesN/ASee Schedule A for specific pricing options

Interment (opening/closing) & disinterment fees

Minimum 24 hours' notice required May 1 - October 31 & 48 hours' notice November 1 - April 30

CasketsPriceNotes
Infant up to 2 years$318.00maximum 3' casket
Child 2 - 10 years$510.00maximum 5' casket
5' and over casket: single  depth$1,310.00 
5' and over casket: double depth$1,995.00Note 8
Additional use of cemetery property$271.00Note 6
Inherited use of cemetery property$271.00Note 7
Pallbearer casket assist$66.00Per 2 pallbearers and/or use of pallbearer carriage.
Carriage available at Brookside Cemetery only. Subject to staff availability.

 

Cremated remainsPriceNotes
Single depth$555.00 
Double depth$790.00 
Sub-surface ash crypt$435.00 
Niche inurnment$424.00 
Niche opening to allow removal of companion urn for 2nd inurnment$108.00 
Cremated remains scattering$276.00plaque available separately
Cremated remains ossuary & lectern service$271.00St. Vital only
plaque available separately
Angels Garden (cremated remains & perinatal loses interments)$150.00Brookside and Transcona only
Urn Placed in Casket$188.00Subject to approval
Urn is counted as one of the 4 interments

 

Interment seasonal accessibility & reinstatement feePriceNotes
Interments from November 1 - April 30$147.00PST applicable

Cremains interment at same time as casket burial in same location: 50% of prevailing cremains interment rate plus casket full rate.

Multiple cremains interments at same time, same location: first at the full prevailing rate, each additional cremains at 50% of full rate.

Multiple interments at same time, different locations: full prevailing charges.

Weekend service feesPriceNotes

(subject to availability) in addition to interment fees

5' and over casket$1055.00 
Infant up to 2 years of age$373.00maximum 3’ casket
Child 2 - 10 years$530.00maximum 5 ’ casket
In-ground cremation$371.00 
Niche inurnment$306.00 
Cremation scattering/ossuary/sub surface ash crypt$306.00 

Late funeral fees: (in addition to interment fees): no interments permitted after 5:00 p.m. on regular business days. Late funeral departing interment property after 3:45 pm Monday through Friday: per 1/2 hour or part thereof $190.00.

Postponement of interment fee: 20% of the interment fee is required for service postponement made same day of service. A cancellation fee is applicable where the postponement is for greater than four days.

Cancellation of interment fee: 50% of the interment fee is applied where five working days' notice of service cancellation is not provided, prior to the booked interment time.

Vault & liner feesPriceNotes
Whitex No. 2 concrete liner - adult (installation included)$2,430.00PST applicable
Casket vault/liner installation fee$293.00 
Oversized casket fee$293.00casket greater than 28” wide
Bottomless wooden box - adult$347.00PST applicable
maximum 90” X 30”
Wooden box - infant$140.00PST applicable
Cremation vault/liner Installation fee - max 15" squared 12" maximum - Cremation lot / 15" maximum - full size lot$147.00PST applicable

Change of order fee: A charge of double the 'oversized casket fee' or 'casket vault/liner/wood box installation fee' or 'cremation vault/liner installation fee' is applied where notification is provided after the initial order is placed.

DisintermentPriceNotes

Disinterment being interred into new City Cemetery property: 5% discount on the disinterment fee. Property must be purchased at time of disinterment.

Under 5’ casket - single depth3 x current opening/closing 
Under 5’ casket - double depth4 x current opening/closing 
5' and over casket - single depth$4,240.00 
5' and over casket - double depth$7,830.00 
Child 2-10 years - single depth$1,560.00maximum 5’ casket
Infant up to 2 years - single depth$950.00maximum 3’ casket
Cremated remains at single depth$795.00 
Cremated remains at double depth$1,045.00 
Columbarium niche$305.00Note 4

 

Monument fees

Monument foundation feesPriceNotes

Foundation size dependent on lot/plot size, location and ground condition. The final decision on foundation installation size is determined by the Cemeteries Administrator.

Cement slab - single (36" - 1/2 of double plot)$464.00 
Cement slab - single (42" - single adult)$464.00 
Cement slab - double (66"- 1/2 of 4 gr plot)$865.00 
Cement Slab - Double (78" - double plot)$865.00 
Cement slab - double (90" - 2 single adult)$865.00 
Cement slab 24” - infant section$240.00 
Cement slab 30” - child section$330.00 

 

Replacement of existing monument foundationsPriceNotes

Monument must be removed by Memorial Dealer at owner’s expense to facilitate work. (Prices include 20% discount off install fees).

Cement slab - single (36" - 1/2 of double plot)$371.00 
Cement slab - single (42" - single adult)$371.00 
Cement slab - double (66"- 1/2 of 4 gr plot)$692.00 
Cement slab - double (78" - double plot)$692.00 
Cement slab - double (90" - 2 single adult)$692.00 
Cement slab 24” - infant section$192.00 
Cement slab 30” - child section$264.00 
Interment site concrete curb set removal & disposal$450.00 

 

Monument / marker / vase installation / removal fees:PriceNotes

Flat marker and separate vase installed at the same time; 20% discount applied to applicable combined marker and memorial vase installation fees.

Military upright monument$234.00 
Flat marker - 20" x 10" only$252.00 
Flat marker - over 20” width up to and including 48” width$1.30 per sq. Inch 
Flat markers installed with an attached vase: applicable flat marker installation fee plus$81.00 
Flat marker exchange or removal (in-ground only)$134.00 
Flat marker/In-ground vase/foundation installation maintenance fee (charged per item where the item(s) are ordered for installation within the first 12 months after an interment)$175.00Removal fee charged separately. Not charged where new foundation is purchased.
Military stone, flat marker, vase or foundation disposal fee$217.00 
Separate Single Invertible Memorial Vase$211.00 
Military monument removal$404.00 
Pre-installed flat marker or vase removal for any interment$234.00 

 

Monument installation - permitsPriceNotes
Per monument/flat marker (on strip foundation) removal/sub-base$146.00 
Per picture disc or tag affixed to a monument$146.00 
Engraving on site$146.00 

 

Memorial fees

MemorialsPriceNotes
Natural granite memory stone large (12"x 8")$1,955.00Includes (single cast) bronze plaque
Excludes scattering
Natural granite memory stone small (4"x 8")$1,120.00Includes (single cast) bronze plaque
Excludes scattering
Book of memories - plaque$281.00Available at Brookside and St. Vital Cemeteries
Memorial bench - rose granite$4,040.00Includes foundation
Oval Bronze Plaque (6"x4") Tree/Shrub Memorial$417.00 
Cremation Garden Bronze Plaque (12"x8")$850.00 
Memorial (Wood) Bench - Bronze Plaque$371.00 
Memorial Disposal Fee$201.00 

 

Donated MemorialsPriceNotes
These receive a donation tax receipt.
Wooden memorial bench$2,340.00 
Evergreen standard memorial shrub$252.00Note 5
Deciduous standard memorial shrub$164.00Note 5
Memorial tree donationn/aPriced on order

 

Miscellaneous fees

 PriceNotes
Burial record search (per deceased): chargeable where a record is not available on the Cemeteries website$59.00 
Express 10 - day engraving/memorial installation service$54.00subject to availability

Deed transfer or ownership confirmation letter

$146.00 
Interment site or memorial photos$65.00includes 2 photos
PST applicable
Photocopies of documents$1.75Per page
PST applicable
Tree/shrub removal from property$435.00 
Seasonal wreathsN/AVarious prices
PST applicable
History book - volume 1 or volume 2$16.20PST applicable
History book – volume 1 and 2$25.00PST applicable
Cremation urnsN/Avarious prices
PST applicable
Cremation memory vaultsN/Avarious prices
PST applicable
Cheques returned unpaid by financial institution$76.00 
Administration fee12% or $100.00whichever is greater
Memorial candles$255.00includes battery
PST applicable
Graveside funeral - tent and 20 chairs$175.00one hour rental
Interest charged on overdue accounts1.75% dailycharged daily, applied monthly and compounded
Columbaria motif engraving on niche plaque - 1 motif$102.00Motifs must be ordered at the time of the first engraving service.
Columbaria motif engraving on niche plaque - 2 motif$160.00Motifs must be ordered at the time of the first engraving service.
Columbaria motif engraving separate from a service$259.00 
Estate columbaria family name engraving$535.00Note 3
Engraved photo on niche plaqueN/APriced on order
Note 2
Estate niche vase granite - 1 vase$229.00PST applicable
Note 3
Niche plaque additional engraving service$287.00 
Replacement wreath plaque on nicheN/Apriced on order
Engraved niche plaque refurbishment$165.00subject to availability
Adding bronze tabs for boulder plaques$234.00 

 

Schedule A
Family estate and pedestal niches: Note 1

Family estate columbaria options
All family estate units are located within the cremation garden flowerbeds. Inurnments are charged separately.

Two niche estate columbaria units fitted with shanxi black shutters and internal locking door. Sold as whole unit top and bottom niches.

Classic Family Estate Columbaria Pedestal

Features a deep peaked roof. Permits 4-6 inurnments, dependent on urn sizes.

Grey or pink$9,360.00
Bahama blue$9,700.00
Paradisio$10,020.00
Traditional Family Estate Columbaria Curved Vase   

Fitted with a personal traditional vase for placing fresh flowers; incorporates a deep peaked roof that includes family name engraving in the purchase price. Permits 4-6 inurnments, dependent on urn sizes.

Grey or pink$10,470.00
Bahama blue$11,010.00
Paradisio$11,170.00
Modern Family Estate Columbaria Square Fluted Vase

A two niche columbaria unit with a deep flat roof incorporating rolled edges and ready fitted with your personal fluted, square vase for fresh flowers. Permits 4-6 inurnments, dependent on urn sizes.

Grey or pink$9,750.00
Bahama blue$10,120.00
Paradisio$10,380.00

Family estate columbaria - single niche compartment selections. Sold as individual top and bottom niches.

Classic Family Estate Columbaria Pedestal

Option permits the purchase of a niche compartment in an estate columbaria that is nestled into the cremation gardens. The pedestal is a two niche columbaria unit with a deep peaked roof.

Fitted with shanxi black shutters. Permits 2 inurnments, dependent on urn sizes.

Grey or pinkUpper$5,130.00
 Lower$4,970.00
Bahama blueUpper$5,340.00
 Lower$5,130.00
ParadisioUpper$5,510.00
 Lower$5,310.00

Option permits the purchase of a family estate columbaria located within its own personal garden that includes spaces for cremation scatterings as well as the niche inurnments.

Traditional Family Estate Columbaria Curved Vase

A two niche columbaria unit ready fitted with your personal traditional design vase for placing fresh flowers, and a deep peaked roof that includes family name engraving in the purchase price. Fitted with Shanxi black shutters.

Grey or pink$13,590.00
Bahama blue$14,130.00
Paradisio$14,290.00
Modern Family Estate Columbaria Square Fluted Vase 

The Modern is a two niche columbaria unit with a deep flat roof, incorporating rolled edges that includes space for a family name engraving in the purchase price. Ready fitted with your personal fluted, square vase for fresh flowers. Fitted with Shanxi black shutters.

Grey or pink$12,870.00
Bahama blue$13,240.00
Paradisio$13,500.00
Classic Family Estate Columbaria Pedestal 

The Classic is a two niche columbaria unit with a deep peaked roof that includes space for family name engraving in the purchase price. Fitted with Shanxi black shutters.

Grey or pink$12,470.00
Bahama blue$12,820.00
Paradisio$13,140.00

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