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$4,700–$5,912
All-in cost of a simple Muslim burial in Montreal
$5,000–$11,000
A conventional funeral here, for comparison
$2,500
CPP death benefit — a flat amount the estate can claim back
Montreal is served by the Islamic Cemetery of Quebec (I.C.Q.) in Laval East, which describes itself as the first large-scale fully equipped Muslim graveyard in Canada and publishes an all-in adult package starting at $4,700 covering body pickup, ghusl by volunteers, kafan, a wooden casket, salat al-janazah, transport, grave digging and burial according to Shariah, plus temporary and permanent grave markers. Quebec is the one province where a licensed funeral services business is genuinely unavoidable: the death declaration to the Directeur de l'etat civil can only be filed by a funeral director holding a valid permit, which is why a Quebec Muslim burial usually carries a funeral home line that Alberta or Ontario families may not see. The Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec in Quebec City publishes the most transparent itemised Quebec breakdown found anywhere - $3,012 funeral home + $1,700 lot and maintenance + $575 grave excavation + $625 granite headstone = $5,912 - and is a useful proxy for the Quebec cost structure even though it is not Montreal.
What each part costs
Every line below is either a published price with its source, or marked not published. We do not average across the gap.
Cost of a Muslim burial in Montreal
0$8,000$16,000$24,000
Full adult Muslim funeral and burial package (Islamic Cemetery opublished schedule$4,700
Prepaid arrangement (Islamic Cemetery of Quebec, Laval)published schedule$4,700
Ghusl, kafan, salat al-janazah and mortuarypublished schedule$0
Funeral home / entreprise de services funeraires (legally requirpublished schedule$3,012
Cemetery lot usage and maintenance (CCIQ, Quebec City)published schedule$1,700
Grave excavation (CCIQ, Quebec City)published schedule$575
Granite headstone (CCIQ, Quebec City)published schedule$625
Quebec death certificate (Directeur de l'etat civil)published schedule$32–$50
Repatriation of the body abroadnot published$10,000–$20,000
All-in totalsimple burial$4,700–$5,912
The same figures, as a table
| Item | Cost | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| Full adult Muslim funeral and burial package (Islamic Cemetery of Quebec, Laval) | $4,700 | Published as a STARTING price for an adult. Includes: body pickup from hospital, home or coroner's morgue; ghusl performed by volunteers; white kafan cloth preparation; a wooden ca |
| Prepaid arrangement (Islamic Cemetery of Quebec, Laval) | $4,700 | Published as $500 for the plot plus $4,200 for the burial, for adults buying in advance. Useful for a page about planning ahead: it is the only place in this research where a Canad |
| Ghusl, kafan, salat al-janazah and mortuary | $0 | Not billed separately in Montreal. The Islamic Centre of Quebec states that most of its services are provided free and that donations are requested for maintenance and expansion; g |
| Funeral home / entreprise de services funeraires (legally required in Quebec) | $3,012 | The single Quebec-specific cost driver. The Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec publishes an approximate adult funeral home fee of $3,012, covering body retrieval, administrative p |
| Cemetery lot usage and maintenance (CCIQ, Quebec City) | $1,700 | Published as an approximate adult rate for 'CCIQ lot usage & maintenance'. This is the closest thing to a published perpetual care figure found in Quebec - it bundles the right of |
| Grave excavation (CCIQ, Quebec City) | $575 | Published approximate adult rate for grave excavation, billed separately from the lot. Quebec City, not Montreal. At the Laval Islamic Cemetery grave digging is inside the $4,700 p |
| Granite headstone (CCIQ, Quebec City) | $625 | Published approximate adult rate, with the headstone installed showing the deceased's name, birth and death dates and lot number. Notably cheap against the broad Canadian monument |
| Quebec death certificate (Directeur de l'etat civil) | $32–$50 | $31.75 per copy applying online, $45.50 by mail, $50.50 in person. Registration takes 30-45 business days from the date the Directeur de l'etat civil receives the declaration of de |
| Repatriation of the body abroad | $10,000–$20,000 | SECONDARY/REPORTED RANGE, not a Quebec tariff. CCIQ's guidance is process rather than price: families must immediately contact their country's consular service and give the cemeter |
Compared with a conventional funeral
Muslim burial vs a conventional funeral
Muslim burialConventional funeral
0$4,000$8,000$12,000
Muslim burialsimple, per the schedules above$4,700–$5,912
Conventional funeralindicative$5,000–$11,000
Permits
Who provides this locally
- Islamic Cemetery of Quebec (I.C.Q.) / Islamic Centre of Quebec — VERIFIED CLAIM, WITH A CAVEAT: the site does describe itself as 'the first and only one on a large scale fully equipped graveyard in Canada where Muslims are buried.' That is the organisation's own ma
- Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec (CCIQ) cemetery — NOT MONTREAL - Quebec City, roughly 250 km away. Included because it is the most transparent published Quebec cost structure found. Operational since 12 June 2020 after more than 20 years of community
- Dar Al Haq - Services funeraires musulmans — Publishes NO prices. Lists four Muslim cemeteries it works with: Les Jardins Cemetery, 493 Route 138, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC G3A 1W7; Saint-Hubert Garden Cemetery and Funeral Complex, 8145 Chemin
- MAC Cimetiere Al Rawdah (Muslim Association of Canada, Montreal chapter) — No prices published. Same Laval address as the 'Laval Garden Cemetery' listed by Dar Al Haq, suggesting a Muslim section within a larger Laval cemetery rather than a standalone Muslim graveyard.
What we could not confirm
Published so you know where the numbers stop:
- No published plot-only price for any Montreal-area Muslim section other than the ICQ prepaid $500 figure. Dar Al Haq, MAC Al Rawdah and the Laval/Saint-Hubert/Saint-Laurent complexes all publish nothing. Needs phone calls.
- No Montreal funeral home basic-service price list was obtained, despite Quebec funeral homes being required to have price lists. The $3,012 figure used here is CCIQ's Quebec City number and should not be presented as a Montreal price.
- The effective date of the ICQ $4,700 package is unknown. Worth a call to (514) 331-0300.
- No Montreal-specific repatriation price is published anywhere, despite repatriation being common in this community.
- The ICQ 'first and only large-scale fully equipped Muslim graveyard in Canada' claim is unverified marketing copy and is contradicted by the scale of the Edmonton and Calgary Muslim cemeteries. Do not repeat it.
- Whether the CCIQ figures have been updated since the cemetery opened in June 2020 is unknown - they are labelled approximate and carry no date.
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Citations & sources
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.
Price schedules and primary sources