Home  ›  Ilm Hub  ›  Directory  ›  Pickering  ›  Pickering Islamic Centre (Masjid Usman)
Ilm Hub · Directory

Pickering Islamic Centre (Masjid Usman)

BAO-licensed Transfer Service Operator (Licence #XX-1513); well-equipped on-site mortuary; the primary janazah service provider for Durham Region. Re-verified 2026-08-13: janazah c

Mosque & Islamic centreVerified 13 Aug 20262 sources on file
24-hour janazah line(647) 262-3433

Answered day and night. The coordinator arranges transfer, ghusl, kafan and the cemetery.

Call the janazah line

Janazah & burial services

BAO-licensed Transfer Service Operator (Licence #XX-1513); well-equipped on-site mortuary; the primary janazah service provider for Durham Region. Re-verified 2026-08-13: janazah coordinator line 647-262-3433 (Fareed Ali, 24/7); a second funeral contact, Funeral Services Manager Shakil Akhter, is published at 647-280-2062.

Each line below is either confirmed from the organisation’s own material or marked as not confirmed. We publish the gaps rather than guess at them.

On-site mortuaryConfirmed — the body can be received and kept at the masjid
Cold storageConfirmed — refrigerated storage available
Ghusl facilityConfirmed — washing performed on site
Ghusl for women, by womenNot confirmed — call and ask
Kafan (shroud)Confirmed — provided as part of the service
Transport of the deceasedConfirmed — transfer from hospital, home or airport
Burial coordinationConfirmed — the masjid books the cemetery and interment
Janazah prayerConfirmed — usually held after the next congregational prayer
24-hour janazah lineConfirmed — answered day and night
Fees

Effective Jan 1 2026: professional services/transport/documentation/shelter ~$1,412.50 (HST incl.) + death registration/regulatory fees ~$60; cemetery grave costs quoted separately - Duffin Meadows adult $4,068.00 / child $1,469.00, Thornton $3,830.70, Pine Ridge adult $16,950.00 (all HST incl.)

Cemeteries this masjid uses

What we haven’t confirmed

We could not establish: Ghusl for women, by women. Those are published as gaps rather than filled with a plausible guess. If you know the answer — especially if you are from this organisation — tell us and we will verify and update the listing.

Planning ahead, rather than in a crisis?

The two things a funeral coordinator asks a family for are the burial wishes and the will. Recording where your will is kept and working out the inheritance shares now spares your family both questions at the worst possible moment.

Sources for this listing

Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position.

Organisation
  1. Pickering Islamic Centre - Funeral Services — masjid.ca
  2. Pickering Islamic Centre - Home — masjid.ca