Which statement about burial sites is accurate?

• A. Burial sites are always cemeteries.
• B. A burial site is land containing human remains that is not a cemetery.
• C. Burial sites must be registered as a cemetery.
• D. Burial sites refer only to churchyards.

Answer: (B)

In Ontario regulation, a burial site is defined as land containing human remains that is not a cemetery. This distinction matters because a cemetery is a formal, licensed place under the Cemeteries Act where interment and related activities are managed. A burial site, on the other hand, refers to a location where remains are present but which does not operate as a licensed cemetery—think of private plots, churchyards, or other non-licensed locations.

This makes the statement about burial sites being land containing human remains that is not a cemetery the most accurate. It correctly describes the non-licenced nature of burial sites and why they’re treated differently from cemeteries in regulatory terms. The other options are inconsistent with how the regulation draws the line between cemeteries and other places where remains are interred (for example, burial sites are not required to be registered as cemeteries, and they are not limited to churchyards).