Canada's Green Burial Directory
A complete directory of Canada's true natural burial grounds — places where the body is laid directly in the earth, wrapped in a simple shroud, leaving nothing behind but new life.
What Is Green Burial?
True green burial — also called natural burial — is the practice of returning the body to the earth with as little intervention as possible. No embalming chemicals. No concrete vault. No steel casket. Just a simple shroud or plain biodegradable container, placed directly in the ground.
It is how humans were buried for thousands of years, and it remains the most ecologically sound choice available today. The body decomposes naturally, nourishing the soil and supporting the ecosystem around it.
In Canada, genuinely green burial sites are rare. This directory exists to help families find them.
The body is never treated with formaldehyde or other preservative chemicals.
The body is placed directly into the ground — no outer vault or grave liner.
Wrapped in natural linen, wool, or cotton — or a plain unfinished wood container.
Graves are restored with native plants, wildflowers, and trees — not manicured lawns.
The Directory
Every site listed here accepts direct earth burial in a shroud or simple biodegradable container, with no concrete vault required.
No burial grounds found for this province yet.