Cremation & Burial
Family & Pet Burial
Contact Us
Cemeteries Administrative Office
777 York Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2A4
Call 905-546-4704 or
Email [email protected]
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Open House & Information Session
Join us on at Mount Hamilton Cemetery for a Family & Pet Section open house & information session.
Date September 20, 2025
Time 10 am to 1 pm
As a pet owner, we know that our furry and feathered friends are more than just pets – they are family. When a family loses a pet, we know the grief pet owners experience is real and many would like to have burial options available to them for their pets. We also know that some would like to have the option of being interred together with their pets or near them.
Embrace the enduring bond between pets and their families at Hamilton Municipal Cemeteries' Family and Pet Section. Our dedicated space offers a compassionate and tranquil final resting place for beloved pets alongside their human companions.
Share eternal peace in a serene environment designed to honor the cherished connections we share with our animal companions. With thoughtful landscaping and options for personalized memorials, Hamilton Municipal Cemeteries provides a heartfelt space to celebrate the love, loyalty, and joy that pets bring into our lives. Select our Family and Pet Section at Mount Hamilton Cemetery for a lasting tribute that acknowledges the profound impact of these special relationships on our families.
Expecting to open in late 2025 the Hamilton Municipal Cemeteries will be the first and only cemetery operator in Ontario to provide a space where family members have the option to share a final resting place with their cherished pets (Burial and Cremation Interments are allowed).
We have created a dedicated section at Mount Hamilton Cemetery for human interment and pet interment with both traditional burial and cremation options available.
Available interment options include:
- Traditional Burial Lots – graves which permit upright monuments.
- Cremation Graves – graves which permit in ground burial of cremated remains.
- Columbarium Niches – spaces in above ground columbaria for cremation urns
- Private Family/Pet Niches for cremation interment
- Designated Scattering Area – for scattering of cremated remains.
Family & Pet Burial
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, much like human body interment, pets can be buried in a grave in the Pet & Family Section at Hamilton Cemetery. Burial lots allow for interment options of pet body or pet cremated remains as well as body/casket burial of humans.
Much like options for humans, you can select cremation or traditional burial for your pet. Interment options for burial and cremation are available in the Pet & Family Section at Mount Hamilton.
Yes, human and pet cremated remains can be placed in Columbariums
Yes, the same as traditional human pre-arrangements, we offer pre-planning services, allowing you to make arrangements in advance for your pet's burial. This can provide peace of mind knowing that your pet will be cared for according to your wishes when the time comes.
Yes, for traditional burial in ground an approved casket or container is required. The casket/container cannot be longer than 24 inches in length and 18 inches in width and height.
Yes, The By-Laws respecting the City of Hamilton’s Cemeteries must be followed.
Unfortunately, no. The legislation requires that pets, whether buried with their human family members or alone, must be buried in a separate cemetery designated to include pets, or, if within an existing cemetery, in a designated separate area designated for combined human and pet, or pet only interment.
If you have interment rights in a human only section of the cemetery, you can still have your pet buried in the Pet and Family section. If you do desire to be with your pet, there are options available to have your interment rights transferred to the Pet and Family section and our staff can explain what that process looks like and the associated costs.
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