Anyone who wants to operate a crematorium in Nova Scotia.

Note: in Nova Scotia, a crematorium licence is a special version of a Funeral Home licence.
[See Funeral Home Licence ].

Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations

(902) 424-5552

With this Licence, there are two different ways to submit your application form: 

A) You can send in a hard copy. You can get a form by: 
       (1) downloading a form from our website; 
       (2) visiting any Access Nova Scotia Centre; or 
       (3) calling, writing or visiting the Licensing Section office listed above. 

B) You can fill it out on-line. To do this, you must be able to pay as follows: 
       (1) by Visa, MasterCard or American Express Credit Card; or 
       (2) with an already established positive balance account with the Nova Scotia Business Registry. 
       We cannot accept any form of Debit cards at this time. 

If you wish to apply on-line, click here. Before you begin, make sure you have at hand the information listed below! 

Information you will need to fill out your application form:

Details are required if the applicant or any partner, officer or director has
	had a business licence had a licence refused, suspended or revoked been involved in a personal or corporate bankruptcy unpaid judgments outstanding been convicted of a offence under the law and not been pardoned
Name and address of the financial institution housing the applicant's trust account Name, address and date of birth for the applicant, partners and officers Three year employment history for the applicant, partners and officers

You can get a Licensing Guide from any Access Nova Scotia Centre or from the Licensing Section listed above.

The completed application is submitted to the Department, along with the applicable fee (see Price below).

The application process includes a physical inspection of the crematorium. (See Additional Information, below.)

The Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations has to approve the application and sign the licence.

If all requirements are met, the application is approved, and the licence is signed by the Minister, it will then be mailed to the applicant.

The Initial application is normally processed within 3 to 4 weeks, once all items which must accompany the application have been received, and the premises have passed inspection.

Renewals are processed within 10 business days.

(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)

This licence expires annually on June 30, and can be renewed. The Department will send out a renewal notice before it expires.

The renewal application must be accompanied by the applicable annual fee.

Initial application and renewal:  $116.47

If you send in an application form (or drop it off in person), payment is by cash, cheque or money order made out to the Minister of Finance. No credit or debit cards are accepted at this time. 

If you apply on-line, payment is (a) by Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, or (b) with an already established positive balance account with the Nova Scotia Business Registry. No debit cards are accepted at this time.

The person in charge of operating the crematorium must be a properly licensed Funeral Director.  [See Funeral Director Licence ]

Before a licence is issued, the crematorium will be inspected by staff of the Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations to ensure that:
(a) the physical premises are clean and sanitary; and
(b) the actual building in which the crematorium is housed is not adjacent to any other business (except a flower shop or monument retailer).

The Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 144