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The funeral industry in Canada is witnessing a big change. There is a steady increase in the number of people choosing cremation over traditional burials. If you want to be a part of the change too, then read on about the cremation process.

Traditional burial has always been the chosen way by which Canadians had bidden the final good bye to their loved ones. But in the past few decades, families all across the country have chosen cremation as a parallel, dignified and compassionate route to bid farewell to the dearly departed. It is also chosen as a more environment friendly and affordable final rites method.
Cremation is nothing but the process of rapid oxidation of the body. For the process, no casket is legally required and a simple container strong enough to hold the body is the minimum requirement. People usually choose between boxes made out of rough boards, pressboard, or heavy cardboard. In case you want to choose a metal casket for your loved one, then you must choose a metal container that is combustible.

The process of cremation allows the remains to be stored by the family. People use urns (crematories and funeral homes supply beautiful urn of different material that you can purchase) or even simple cardboard box to gather the remains of the deceased. You can then keep the ashes with you or you can take them to the place most loved by the departed soul and scatter the ashes there. This way the soul finds its final resting place.
Some people also choose to place the remains in a niche within a columbarium. If you want, you can also bury the remains and ashes collected in an urn in the ground (in a regular plot or in a smaller cremation plot.) Some Canadian families are known to entomb the remains of their loved ones in a crypt within a mausoleum.

If you are agreeable with the process and the procedures explained above, then you may choose cremation as the way to say the final good bye to the deceased person. However, with this choice you will be a part of a large group of people who choose cremation. According to statistics from the Funeral Service Association of Canada, in 1972, only a meager five percent population chose cremation in the United States. After two decades, the number went up five times to be 25% in 1999. The Cremation Association of North America gave the figure of 36% for the year 2010- people who chose cremation over traditional burial. The numbers for Canada are highly encouraging with a 42% population choosing cremation. The figures for the same in Great Britain are 71%; and over 98% in Japan.

You should choose cremation as the dignified way to remember the person who left for the heavenly abode and also want the body to be returned quickly and cleanly to the elements. It is often believed by people that cremation is the shortest way for the body to become one with nature. Also if you want to protect the land from metal coffins and concrete vaults, and do your bit to preserve the natural environment, then cremation is the right option for you.

All these advantages added to the lower costs are reasons enough for you to choose cremation services. Oshawa, Brooklin, Whitby or Port Perry; wherever you are, choose the right way to bid farewell to your loved one.