Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations (SOR/92-620)

118 Where the body of a deceased inmate is not claimed by the person referred to in paragraph 116(1)(a) or by the inmate’s next of kin, the institutional head or a staff member designated by the institutional head shall arrange, at public expense to the extent that the inmate’s estate is insufficient to cover the costs, for the body to be

• (a) where practicable, buried, cremated or otherwise dealt with, in accordance with the instructions left by the inmate; or

• (b) buried or cremated, where the inmate did not leave instructions, or where it is not practicable to carry out the inmate’s instructions.