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Q: What authority does the Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board
(AFSRB) have when operating outside of Alberta?
A: ✔✔ The Board may exercise the same rights, powers, and privileges as a
natural person, in any other jurisdiction, as long as permitted by the laws of that
jurisdiction.
Q: What responsibilities and powers are included in the duties of the AFSRB?
A: ✔✔ The Board is authorized to create bylaws and to delegate responsibilities or
functions as deemed appropriate by the Director.
Q: How can someone appeal the cancellation of a funeral services license in
Alberta?
A: ✔✔ File a written notice of appeal within 30 days, including your name,
address, the decision or order you're appealing, and the reasons for the appeal.
Q: What documentation and fees are involved when applying for funeral
expense assistance through Social Assistance?
A: ✔✔ Submit the funeral expense invoice, a CPP estimate request, proof of the
deceased’s identity, and the Funeral Director’s Statement of Death. Covered
services include:
Basic funeral services: $2,301.92
Ceremonial farewell: $805.77
AFSRB fee: $10
Standard casket: $399
, Cremation: $592
Q: What is required to obtain a business license that includes the ability to sell
pre-need funeral services?
A: ✔✔ Provide the application form, municipal approval, name of the business
manager, a copy of the pre-need sales contract, an agreement with a trust or
insurance provider, and pay the applicable fees:
$500 for new businesses
$150 for renewals
Additional $75 for a pre-need sales license
Burial Permit how to obtain one and what is it needed for - ANSWER✔✔Present
the medical certificate of death and the registration of death, burial is needed for
cremation, dissection, transportation.
Cemetery register make sure to include date of sale, sale price, name and address
of purchaser, name and address of who it is transferred and date of transfer, -
ANSWER✔✔date of each burial, name of each individual burial, name and
address of personal representative of each burial, name of funeral director, amount
charged for any other services and what they were, any disinterment.
Certificate from a medical examiner to proceed with - ANSWER✔✔Dissection,
Cremation, and Shipment out of province
Pre-need contract service, show the date of contract, name and address of
purchaser and who the funeral service is for, Include the professional service
charge; facility charges; the transportation costs; cost of the casket; -
ANSWER✔✔outer receptacle; cremation; cremation container; urn; total amount,
if any, set aside for the payment of taxes; the itemized cost of other disbursements
, not included; the total cost of all items. Cancellation right in font bold no less 12
for cancellation right the rest is no less than 10 font.
Crematorium does not allow items - ANSWER✔✔plastic eye glasses - bullets -
coconuts - batteries - pods, pacemakers, toys, hearing aids) - plastic bottles -- non-
flammable bedding - metal objects - glass bottles with metal caps - some hardening
compounds
Duties of an Executor - ANSWER✔✔Make funeral arrangements Get info about
estate, Apply for letters of probate, Protect estate, Gather assets of estate, make
inventory of them, value them, Keep assets of estate in proper investments until
debts and taxes are paid and pay them. Distribute estate to beneficiaries and
account to them
Fatality review board - ANSWER✔✔3 members appointed by the governer 1 must
be a physician 1 member must be from law society, 4th member from medical
examiners office
Fatality Act Medical Examiner Requires notification for death that is unexplained,
unexpectedly and in a result of death from violence, accident, suicide, -
ANSWER✔✔maternal or related to pregnancy, birth, negligent treatment, during
operative procedure within 10 days, while under or linked to anesthesia, poisoning,
not under care of physician, in custody or force used by peace officer. Work
related, prison or correctional facility and death of children
Fatality Act Fees for acting agent of the Medical Examiner - ANSWER✔✔For
transportation purposes to be paid $300 per vehicle for the first 20 kilometers and
$1.13 a kilometer in excess of the first 20 kilometers. In addition fee of $26 if body
is labeled and $41 an hour for wait time up to 4 hours.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What authority does the Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board
(AFSRB) have when operating outside of Alberta?
A: ✔✔ The Board may exercise the same rights, powers, and privileges as a
natural person, in any other jurisdiction, as long as permitted by the laws of that
jurisdiction.
Q: What responsibilities and powers are included in the duties of the AFSRB?
A: ✔✔ The Board is authorized to create bylaws and to delegate responsibilities or
functions as deemed appropriate by the Director.
Q: How can someone appeal the cancellation of a funeral services license in
Alberta?
A: ✔✔ File a written notice of appeal within 30 days, including your name,
address, the decision or order you're appealing, and the reasons for the appeal.
Q: What documentation and fees are involved when applying for funeral
expense assistance through Social Assistance?
A: ✔✔ Submit the funeral expense invoice, a CPP estimate request, proof of the
deceased’s identity, and the Funeral Director’s Statement of Death. Covered
services include:
Basic funeral services: $2,301.92
Ceremonial farewell: $805.77
AFSRB fee: $10
Standard casket: $399
, Cremation: $592
Q: What is required to obtain a business license that includes the ability to sell
pre-need funeral services?
A: ✔✔ Provide the application form, municipal approval, name of the business
manager, a copy of the pre-need sales contract, an agreement with a trust or
insurance provider, and pay the applicable fees:
$500 for new businesses
$150 for renewals
Additional $75 for a pre-need sales license
Burial Permit how to obtain one and what is it needed for - ANSWER✔✔Present
the medical certificate of death and the registration of death, burial is needed for
cremation, dissection, transportation.
Cemetery register make sure to include date of sale, sale price, name and address
of purchaser, name and address of who it is transferred and date of transfer, -
ANSWER✔✔date of each burial, name of each individual burial, name and
address of personal representative of each burial, name of funeral director, amount
charged for any other services and what they were, any disinterment.
Certificate from a medical examiner to proceed with - ANSWER✔✔Dissection,
Cremation, and Shipment out of province
Pre-need contract service, show the date of contract, name and address of
purchaser and who the funeral service is for, Include the professional service
charge; facility charges; the transportation costs; cost of the casket; -
ANSWER✔✔outer receptacle; cremation; cremation container; urn; total amount,
if any, set aside for the payment of taxes; the itemized cost of other disbursements
, not included; the total cost of all items. Cancellation right in font bold no less 12
for cancellation right the rest is no less than 10 font.
Crematorium does not allow items - ANSWER✔✔plastic eye glasses - bullets -
coconuts - batteries - pods, pacemakers, toys, hearing aids) - plastic bottles -- non-
flammable bedding - metal objects - glass bottles with metal caps - some hardening
compounds
Duties of an Executor - ANSWER✔✔Make funeral arrangements Get info about
estate, Apply for letters of probate, Protect estate, Gather assets of estate, make
inventory of them, value them, Keep assets of estate in proper investments until
debts and taxes are paid and pay them. Distribute estate to beneficiaries and
account to them
Fatality review board - ANSWER✔✔3 members appointed by the governer 1 must
be a physician 1 member must be from law society, 4th member from medical
examiners office
Fatality Act Medical Examiner Requires notification for death that is unexplained,
unexpectedly and in a result of death from violence, accident, suicide, -
ANSWER✔✔maternal or related to pregnancy, birth, negligent treatment, during
operative procedure within 10 days, while under or linked to anesthesia, poisoning,
not under care of physician, in custody or force used by peace officer. Work
related, prison or correctional facility and death of children
Fatality Act Fees for acting agent of the Medical Examiner - ANSWER✔✔For
transportation purposes to be paid $300 per vehicle for the first 20 kilometers and
$1.13 a kilometer in excess of the first 20 kilometers. In addition fee of $26 if body
is labeled and $41 an hour for wait time up to 4 hours.
