The Windsor Islamic Association runs its own ghusl facility and publishes itemised service costs: $1,018 for transportation, $199 for body washing and $199 for the casket box, for $1,416 plus HST in WIA charges. Children under 12 are handled free of charge. WIA states that as of June 2024 the average total cost of a burial in Windsor runs $6,300 to $7,000, with the cemetery fees making up the difference - though those cemetery fees are not themselves published.
This range is the Windsor Islamic Association's OWN stated figure: 'As of June 2024, the average cost of burial is between $6,300-$7,000. This is subject to change.' WIA's own itemised charges account for only $1,416 + HST (about $1,600) of that; the remainder is cemetery plot and interment fees, which WIA does not publish. Dated June 2024 and therefore likely understated by now. Excludes tombstone (WIA refers families to external vendors) and excludes repatriation.
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 Windsor
The same figures, as a table
| Item | Cost | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation of the deceased | $1,018 | Windsor Islamic Association: 'Transportation: $1,018 + HST'. An additional $1.25 per km applies beyond 40 kilometres. This is by some distance the largest single WIA charge and muc |
| Ghusl (body washing) | $199 | Windsor Islamic Association: 'Body Washing (Ghusl): $199 + HST'. WIA operates its own ghusl facility and performs washing according to Islamic guidelines. |
| Casket box | $199 | Windsor Islamic Association: 'Casket Box: $199 + HST'. |
| Total Windsor Islamic Association service charges | $1,416 | Windsor Islamic Association: 'Total WIA Services: $1,416 + HST' - approximately $1,600 with HST. Covers transporting the deceased, body storage, washing per Islamic guidelines, cas |
| Children under 12 - all WIA services | $0 | FREE. Windsor Islamic Association provides its funeral services at no charge for children under 12. This is an explicit, published waiver and is worth stating plainly to families. |
| Kafan (shroud) | $0 | INCLUDED at no separate charge. The shroud is listed among the services covered by WIA's $1,416 total and is not priced as a separate line. |
| Body storage / mortuary use | $0 | INCLUDED at no separate charge within the WIA service total. No per-day storage fee is published. |
| Burial permit | $0 | Obtaining the burial permit is listed among the services WIA provides within its $1,416 total, but the underlying municipal fee amount is NOT published. Set by the City of Windsor. |
| Cemetery plot / interment rights - adult | $0 | NOT PUBLISHED, and WIA does not name the cemetery used. By subtraction from WIA's own stated $6,300-$7,000 average total, cemetery charges appear to account for roughly $4,700-$5,4 |
| Grave opening and closing (interment fee) | $0 | NOT PUBLISHED. Included within the unpublished cemetery portion above. |
| Perpetual care / care and maintenance fund contribution | $0 | NOT PUBLISHED. |
| Headstone / grave marker | $0 | NOT PUBLISHED. WIA refers families to external monument vendors rather than supplying markers itself. Marker restrictions in the Muslim section are unknown. |
| Repatriation of the body abroad | $0 | NOT RELIABLY SOURCED. No number stated. |
Compared with a conventional funeral
Muslim burial vs a conventional funeral
NOT CONFIRMED for the City of Windsor. The Windsor Islamic Association obtains the burial permit as part of its service but does not publish the municipal fee. The $30 BAO Consumer Protection Fee applies province-wide per interment and per death registration. Ontario's family-led death care rules apply: a family member may provide transport, death registration and body care without a licence provi
Who provides this locally
- Windsor Islamic Association (Windsor Mosque) — Operates its own ghusl facility. Janazah coordinators available 8am-11pm: Naser Ghamrawi (519) 563-9800, Ahmed Elkafarneh (519) 992-6469, Dr. Murad Aktas (519) 562-0150. Email funeralservices@windsorm
What we could not confirm
Published so you know where the numbers stop:
- WIA does not name the cemetery used for Muslim burial in Windsor, and no cemetery plot or interment price is published anywhere for the region. This is the largest single gap in the dataset - roughly $4,700-$5,400 of the stated total is unaccounted for.
- Prices are dated June 2024 and are likely stale.
- City of Windsor burial permit fee not confirmed.
- No care and maintenance fund figure.
- No marker pricing or marker restrictions; WIA refers families to outside vendors.
- What exactly the $1,018 transportation charge covers is unclear.
- Repatriation costs unsourced.
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Citations & sources
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