Cemeteries | Town of Pelham

The Town of Pelham operates two active cemeteries.

Current services and products provided by these cemeteries include traditional casket burial for full-body interments and/or cremation disposition.

Fonthill Cemetery, located at 25 Highland Avenue, Fonthill

The Fonthill Cemetery also houses the Mausoleum Gardens Cremation Niches: The Mausoleum Gardens offer a pair of granite columbaria nestled on either side of the Mausoleum's beautiful stained glass window feature on the south wall.
Mausoleum is closed at all times. Access is available Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 3:00pm by appointment only. If you require access, please contact Public Works Department directly to 905-980-6672 or via email through the contact form below.

Hillside Cemetery, located at 451 Canboro Road, Ridgeville

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2025 Fee Schedule

Purchase of Plot(s)/Niche(s):	Land	Perpetual Care
Resident/Ratepayer (single grave)	$ 863.00	$ 567.00
Non-Resident (single grave)	$1,632.00	$ 1,088.00
Resident/Ratepayer (single niche)	$2,561.00	$ 453.00
Non-Resident (single niche)	$3,192.00	$ 564.00
Additional fees:
Cornerstones (with grave purchase)	$ 110.00
Administrative Fee	$ 31.00
Opening & Closing for Interments:
*Pelham Resident Rates (see guide for non-resident rates)**
Full Burial - Weekday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 865.00
Full Burial - Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.)	$ 1,240.00
Full Burial - Saturday (12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 1,305.00
Interment of Ashes - Weekday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 320.00
Interment of Ashes - Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 629.00
Columbarium Interment of Ashes -Weekday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 384.00
Columbarium Interment of Ashes - Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 643.00
Infant - Weekday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 406.00
Infant - Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)	$ 826.00

*Please see the user fee and rate guide for a full listing of all cemeteries-related rates.

All fees are subject to 13% harmonized sales tax (HST).

PLEASE NOTE: Both Fonthill and Hillside Cemeteries are closed at 3:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Therefore, we respectfully ask that all funerals be completed and the cemetery vacated by 3:00 p.m. Should the funeral service continue and patrons remain past 3:00 p.m., an overtime fee will apply, as per the Town of Pelham Fee Schedule.

Cemetery Maintenance & Burials

The department of Public Works is responsible for opening and preparing graves for burials, maintenance of the cemeteries including removal/trimming of plantings around monuments and cornerstones.

For requests related to cemetery maintenance or burials, please contact the Public Works Department at 905-980-6672 or send us a Public Service Request by clicking on the image below.

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Headstone Directory

Resources are available for those searching information of the graves, headstones and burial locations within Pelham area cemeteries.

Canadian Headstones is a registered charity dedicated to the digital preservation of Canada’s cemetery heritage, honouring and preserving the record of our forebears. Both the images and the transcriptions of headstones are captured, hosted and stored exclusively in Canada. Visit www.canadianheadstones.ca for online databases.

For requests related to cemetery headstone locations and plot locations, please contact the Public Works Department, Administrative Assistant directly to 905-980-6672 or via email through the contact form below.

A Guide to Death Care in Ontario

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) has released a consumer-protection information booklet, Consumer Information Guide: A Guide to Death Care in Ontario. The guide is written for families and the public to know their rights and responsibilities before entering into contracts with organizations that are licensed under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002.

The BAO urges all consumers to access A Guide to Death Care in Ontario ahead of time and encourages them to read through the guide, plan ahead and ask a lot of questions prior to entering into a contract with a provider.

Click here to read and download the guide.

For more information about the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), visit the website at www.thebao.ca