Upon The Death Of A Muslim In Ottawa

The following is an overview of the process for Ottawa/Ontario (Quebec is different and can be provided on request):-

1. Contact Jami Omar Funeral number on 343-999-3481, this is a 24/7 line and can call anytime, if no answer, please leave a message and our team will get back you.
2. The Hospital will write up a ‘Form 16 – Medical Certificate of Death’ or ‘Warrant to Bury’ if death is at home by the Coroner.
3. ‘Form 15 – Statement of Death’ will be filled out in conjunction with the family by one of our team.
4. For still births, the hospital will provide a ‘Form 8 – Medical Certificate of Stillbirth’ and a ‘Form 7 Statement of Stillbirth’ will be filled out by our team in conjunction with the family. Sometimes both forms 7 and 8 are filled out by the hospital.
5. If the death occurred in Hospital, our team will co-ordinate with the hospital to arrange pick-up by our team.
6. If the death occurred at home, our team will co-ordinate with the family to arrange pick-up by our team (once the doctor has signed off).
7. The family needs to contact the cemetery where they are planning to bury to make arrangements with them. This is separate to the process above.
8. Our team will obtain the burial permit from the city.
9. Our team will arrange the Ghusal (body washing) time and let the family know. Family members will need to participate, if there are no family members, our team will arrange additional volunteers to assist in the Ghusal.
10. Following the Ghusal, the casket will be placed in the Mosque Mortuary fridge.
11. After the planned Janaza prayer (held in the Mosque Gym), the casket will be transported by our team to the Cemetery.
12. Following the Janaza, the Mosque office will prepare ‘temporary death certificates’ which can be picked up 1 to 2 days later.
13. The official ‘Death certificate’ will have to be applied for online at Service Ontario. This could take a few months to arrive, hence providing the temporary death certificates in step 12.
14. Regarding charges, the Cemetery will have their own charges. Contact the Jami Omar office staff to cover various costs of the materials and transportation.

Jami Omar (located at 3990 Old Richmond Rd., Ottawa) will provide the following services:

• Arrange transportation of body to Jami Omar (Jami Omar will pickup and transport body)
• Taghseel (washing of the body)
• Takfeen (preparing of the body)
• Low cost coffin (at cost price)
• Cold storage in case of delayed burial
• Kafan and all necessary required necessities
• Janazah
• Transportation of the body from Jami Omar  to the cemetery

Call the Ottawa Muslim Cemetery at 613-851-7444 to purchase a grave.

The cemetery office is located at 467 Laurier Ave West Suite#216. The cemetery is located at 1668 Manotick Station Rd., Ottawa (take 416 south to Bankfield Rd., east to the end, turn right on Manotick Main St., left onto Mitch Owens Rd. for ~11.5 km then right on Manotick Station Rd. for ~6.5 km then turn right into the cemetery. This can be done in advance of the death or after. Burials are done any day of the week.