- Failing to complete the required education/training, contrary to section 38(1)(a) and/or 38(1)(b) of the Cremation Interment and Funeral Services Regulation, which requires funeral directors and embalmers to complete the following training every two years once licensed:
- 38(1)(a) 6 hours of training in a program of funeral services that is approved by the director, if licensed as a funeral director, and
- 38(1)(b) 6 hours of training in a program of embalming that is approved by the director, if licensed as an embalmer.
The funeral director/embalmer has been issued a $1,150 administrative penalty. Read the notice of administrative penalty and the full reasons for the decision.
By law, they have 30 days to request a reconsideration of the decision.
All money received from administrative penalties is deposited into the Consumer Advancement Fund, as required by section 169 of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act.
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