The application process is available to any cemetery committed to offering authentic green burial. Applicants should review the detailed list below that outlines of how your cemetery can become a Green Burial Society of Canada Certified Cemetery (also known as a GBSC Approved Provider).

• Review the Approved Provider Criteria and the three (3) categories of Certified Cemeteries to determine the category for which your site may be qualified.
• Complete the Approved Provider Application Form and sign the Declaration at the end, which commits your cemetery to providing the green burial services in the category selected.
• Review and sign the GBSC Statement of Ethical Practice, which commits your cemetery’s management and staff to providing green burial services in a principled and ethical manner.
• After reviewing the information, complete and sign the Application and Statement of Ethical Practice. Email scans of completed documents to greenburialcanada@gmail.com for review.
• Submit payment via the link on the GBSC website. Payment is due upon application.
• Once the GBSC’s Vetting Committee has completed its review of the Application, you will be contacted for a short interview with our representative to confirm the details of your submittal and address any possible deficiencies.
• You will be notified within three (3) weeks of the status of your application and the category under which your site will be certified.
• The GBSC will follow up by mailing you a “Welcome Package,” including a printed certificate confirming that your site is now a GBSC Certified Cemetery.
• We will also send you our digital logos and ask you to sign a Terms of Use agreement.
• All GBSC Certified Cemeteries/Approved Providers are subject to an annual renewal and will be required to pay a renewal fee each calendar year.