For families whose values include caring for the earth, an ecological burial offers a way to say farewell that honours both a loved one and the natural world. At North Star Funeral Services, we are proud to guide Montreal families through green burial options that minimise environmental impact while preserving all the dignity, ceremony, and meaning of a traditional service.
An ecological burial avoids embalming fluids, uses biodegradable caskets or shrouds made from materials such as untreated wood, wicker, bamboo, or natural fibres, and takes place in a certified green cemetery or a conservation section of a traditional cemetery. Our service includes:
Families choose ecological burial for many reasons: a lifelong love of nature, a desire to reduce their carbon footprint, commitment to a faith or philosophy that honours creation, or simply the wish to return to the earth as naturally as possible. Whatever your motivation, our advisors listen carefully and build a service around what matters most to you. You receive the same personal attention, transparent pricing, and dedicated support we offer for every service.
We understand that green burial is still new to many families, and questions are natural. Is it legal in Quebec? Yes. Can we still have a visitation and ceremony? Absolutely. Can loved ones travel to the site and return in the years ahead? Yes — ecological burial grounds are designed to be visited, remembered, and protected in perpetuity as living landscapes.
Green burial sections are expanding across Quebec, and our advisors stay current on every certified site so you always have accurate, up-to-date options. An ecological burial is not a lesser choice. It is a profound, thoughtful act that connects grief with renewal. North Star Funeral Services is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ready to answer your questions, explain your options, and help your family honour your loved one in a way that respects both their memory and the planet they cherished.
Untreated wood, wicker, or bamboo
Organic cotton or linen wrapping
Gentle preparation without chemicals
Certified green burial grounds in Quebec
Trees or native plants mark the site
No concrete vault or metal hardware
Full visitation and service options
Grounds preserved as natural landscape
Biodegradable caskets or shrouds, natural cemetery sections, and monuments with a lighter footprint — an ecological burial returns your loved one to nature gently.
Yes. The province’s official guidance on death and funerals at Québec.ca covers the legal requirements, which our advisors translate into clear, simple choices for your family.
Absolutely — we work with cemeteries offering natural burial sections and can combine an ecological approach with a memorial gathering or religious service. Every option and cost is explained in advance, 24 hours a day.
A casket or shroud made of natural materials — wicker, simple pine, or cotton — designed to return gently to the earth, used in cemetery sections set aside for natural burial.
Yes — biodegradable urns, interment in natural garden sections, and guidance on meaningful scattering locations let families pair cremation with a lighter footprint.
