What is a burial site?

• A. A land designated as a cemetery.
• B. Land containing human remains that is not a cemetery.
• C. A park with memorials.
• D. A land area used for cremation.

Answer: (B)

In Ontario’s cemetery and funeral services framework, a burial site is defined as land containing human remains that is not a cemetery. This highlights that interments can occur on land that isn’t formally designated as a cemetery, such as private burial plots or other non-cemetery sites. A cemetery is a formal, licensed place for interment, which is a separate category from a general “burial site.” A park with memorials doesn’t contain interred remains, so it isn’t a burial site. A land area used for cremation doesn’t by itself hold buried remains, so it also isn’t a burial site unless remains are later interred there or elsewhere.