Direct cremation in Uxbridge
Cremation services in Uxbridge
When a parent or partner passes away in Uxbridge, you shouldn't also have to work out whether living an hour outside Toronto means paying more. Cleo handles a complete cremation for one fixed, all-inclusive price of $2,500 plus tax — pickup anywhere in the township, from Quaker Village to Zephyr, every permit and the coroner's certificate, and your loved one's ashes brought back to your door.
Common questions
What Uxbridge families ask
Does a cremation cost more in Uxbridge than in the rest of Durham?
No. It's one fixed, all-inclusive price — $2,500 plus tax — whether you're on Brock Street or a concession road near Zephyr. That covers transport, the cremation, every permit, the coroner's fee, the death certificates and a dignified urn. Ontario families can claim the CPP death benefit of up to $2,500, which leaves most paying roughly $325.
How cremation costs work across OntarioThere is no crematorium in Uxbridge — what does that mean for us?
In practice, very little. The township has no crematorium of its own; the nearest licensed ones sit about 35 kilometres south in Whitby and Oshawa. Cleo brings your loved one into our care anywhere in Uxbridge, completes the cremation at a licensed Ontario crematorium, and hand-delivers the ashes back to your home.
See exactly what's includedWill someone come out to a rural property at night?
Yes — any hour, any road, any season. One call starts everything, and we usually arrange transport within about four hours, whether your loved one is at Uxbridge Hospital, at ReachView Village, in hospice care, or at home on a sideroad near Sandford. Nobody has to drive anywhere to get things moving.
What to do when someone dies at homeOur Uxbridge Service Area
We cover the entire city and surrounding areas:
Areas We Serve
24/7 Service: 24/7 Service
How Cleo works
- 1
Call us, any time
Reach a real, bilingual person 24/7. We arrange transport into our care — usually within about four hours.
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We handle everything
We file the declaration of death and all paperwork, and carry out the cremation at a licensed crematorium.
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Ashes returned home
We personally hand-deliver your loved one's ashes to your door.
All-inclusive
What's included in Uxbridge
One price, everything below — no à-la-carte surprises, no weekend surcharge, and no travel fee for the hamlets.
- Transport from anywhere in the township — town, Goodwood, Leaskdale, Sandford, Udora or Zephyr — 24/7
- All permits, the coroner's cremation certificate and the death certificates, filed for you
- Cremation at a licensed Ontario crematorium
- A dignified urn for your loved one's ashes
- Ashes hand-delivered to your Uxbridge home
- Bilingual support at every step, day or night
Want an upgraded urn, or a gathering at the Foster Memorial or a trailhead that mattered to them? Both are available — neither is required.
Compare
How Cleo compares for Uxbridge families
Uxbridge has one funeral home in town, and the rest of the options are a drive south into Durham. Here is a side-by-side look at what an all-inclusive cremation with Cleo covers, next to other direct cremation providers and a traditional funeral home.
| What you get | Cleo | Other direct cremation providers | Traditional funeral home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,500 all-inclusive, fixed (ON) — confirmed in writing before anything proceeds. | A low advertised rate that often grows once the cremation, container, coroner fee and tax are added. | A package starting in the thousands, built around services many families don't need. |
| Coming out to the township | Same price to Zephyr, Udora or Glen Major as to downtown Uxbridge — no rural travel fee. | Some providers add a mileage or out-of-area charge beyond their home city. | Usually priced from the funeral home you visit, with transfer charges layered on. |
| Arranging | Entirely by phone and online — no drive into town, no funeral-home visit. | Often still needs an in-person meeting to sign and pay. | Typically one or more in-person appointments at the funeral home. |
| Return of ashes | Hand-delivered to your home anywhere in the township. | Usually picked up at their office during business hours. | Collected at the funeral home, often alongside other arrangements. |
| Support | A real person answers 24/7, in English or French. | Varies by provider; often business hours only. | Varies by funeral home. |
Transparent Pricing
Cremation Pricing in Uxbridge
Choose a direct cremation and take your time planning the celebration your loved one deserves.
Cleo Cremation
Transparent pricing • No hidden fees
With CPP Death Benefit
After death benefit
What's Included
Dedicated team to guide and support you throughout your arrangements
Transportation of your loved one into our care 24/7.
We handle all the government paperwork, applying for official death certificates and applicable death benefits.
Private, dignified cremation (< 250 lbs)
Cremation container
Hand delivery of the ashes to you locally, or secure nationwide delivery.
TRUSTED BY FAMILIES
What families say about Cleo
Local coordination
Coordinating care across Uxbridge
When someone passes away at Uxbridge Hospital, in long-term care, in hospice or at home on a rural property, Cleo coordinates directly with the staff — so your family is not left chasing logistics from the kitchen table.
Uxbridge Hospital (Oak Valley Health)
Hospital
The township’s 20-bed community hospital at 4 Campbell Drive, with a 24-hour emergency department. Uxbridge is run by Oak Valley Health rather than Lakeridge Health, and we coordinate the transfer directly with the care team, day or night.
ReachView Village
Long-term care
A long-term care home at 130 Reach Street; we work directly with the nursing team so families are not asked to arrange the transfer themselves.
Butternut Manor
Long-term care
A 63-suite retirement residence at 3 Norm Goodspeed Drive; we coordinate pickup with the residence rather than leaving it to family.
Oak Ridges Hospice (Port Perry)
Hospice
Durham Region's residential hospice, a short drive east in Port Perry, where many Uxbridge families spend their last days together. We work alongside their team when a loved one is in their care.
Compliance & transparency
Licensed, compliant, and transparent
Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) · Class 1 Transfer Service Licence (Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002)
Every death and cremation in Ontario follows a clear legal process — and Cleo handles all of it for Uxbridge families, correctly and in plain language.
Cleo operates under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 — the law the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) administers on behalf of the province.
In Ontario a coroner must authorize every cremation, so we obtain the coroner's cremation certificate before anything proceeds. The death is registered with the Township of Uxbridge, and a burial permit is issued before the cremation.
Because there is no crematorium in the township, the cremation takes place at a licensed Ontario crematorium — with careful identification of your loved one at every stage, and nothing left for the family to arrange at the facility.
Thinking about a resting place? Some Uxbridge families choose a cremation plot or a columbarium niche at Uxbridge Cemetery; others scatter somewhere along the 220-plus kilometres of trail that earned the township its Trail Capital of Canada designation — the Countryside Preserve, Durham Regional Forest, or the new Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park. Ontario allows scattering on unoccupied Crown land and water where nothing prohibits it, and on other land with the owner's permission, so the Township, the Region of Durham and Ontario Parks each set the rules for their own property. Ask first, and we'll walk you through the options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Call us at (438) 817-1770 any hour and we'll arrange transport, usually within about four hours. Whether your loved one is at Uxbridge Hospital, at ReachView Village or Butternut Manor, at Oak Ridges Hospice in Port Perry, or at home in one of the hamlets, we coordinate the pickup directly with the staff.
Yes. Every part of it — the decisions, the paperwork, the payment — is handled by phone and online, in English or French, with one person looking after your family. Many Uxbridge families arrange from the farmhouse kitchen, and plenty coordinate from Toronto or another province entirely.
Tell the nursing staff you're working with Cleo, then call us. Uxbridge Hospital is part of Oak Valley Health, and we coordinate the transfer directly with the care team — including the paperwork the hospital needs — so no one in your family has to make those calls in the middle of the night.
Uxbridge is the Trail Capital of Canada, so many families choose a spot that meant something on the Oak Ridges Moraine — the Countryside Preserve, Durham Regional Forest, or Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park. Ontario allows scattering on unoccupied Crown land and water where nothing prohibits it, and on other land with the owner's permission, so check with the Township, the Region of Durham or Ontario Parks depending on whose land it is. We're glad to talk it through.
No. Embalming is almost never needed for a direct cremation. Uxbridge families can choose a simple, dignified cremation without it, which keeps both the cost and the timeline down.
Yes. Every step — the phone calls, the paperwork, the guidance — is available in English or French. You choose the language you're most comfortable with, and that's the one we work in.
Resources
Helpful guides for Uxbridge families
How to arrange a cremation online or by phone
The step-by-step way to arrange everything without leaving the township.
When someone dies at home: what happens next
Who to call first, and how pickup works from a rural property.
What to do when someone dies in Ontario
The first calls, the paperwork and the decisions, in order.
Scattering ashes in Ontario: where it's allowed
The rules for scattering on trails, in forests and on public land.
Not sure where to start? We'll walk you through it.
We understand this can be a difficult and confusing time. Our compassionate team is here to guide you through each step, with no pressure or complicated decisions.
Megan Zavitz
Funeral Director