Services

Shipments & Cremation

MacKinnon & Bowes provides excellent shipping services from major cities throughout Canada and the United States through its vast network of funeral directors located across North America. It is through this network that you will never have to worry about geographical distance separating you from an arrangement that has been entrusted to your facility.

Simply call our Toll Free Service Line at any hour of the day or night to inquire about our excellent services and competitive rates for your shipment or cremation requirements. We, in turn, will contact our shipping representatives in the area where the death occurred and provide them with the necessary information regarding your case. Services are then initiated on your behalf and are thoroughly coordinated from start to finish by MacKinnon & Bowes. You can be assured that your case will receive the proper attention that has become our trademark of excellence.

Price quotations are in Canadian Dollars and will be provided upon request

International Shipping Services

Over the years, MacKinnon & Bowes has established a dedicated expertise in funeral service for shipments to foreign countries around the globe. The multi-cultural aspect of Canada’s population makes it necessary for responsive Funeral Directors to be capable of facilitating shipments to “Homelands” across the globe. With this thought in mind, we have compiled an extensive resource centre of information and supplies to assist you with your shipment. From coast to coast in Canada, funeral directors have been able to call upon us to enhance their traditional service work by assisting with International Shipments. They have realized that they are only a phone call away from addressing their families’ needs to forward remains overseas for Funeral or Interment. Consulate representation of Foreign Countries in the Toronto area makes it easy for Canadian Funeral Directors to rely on MacKinnon & Bowes to obtain the appropriate authorization for their shipment abroad.

MacKinnon & Bowes can secure the necessary documentation, provide the required sealers and containers, and make forwarding arrangements directly to the destination on your behalf regardless of where the death may have occurred.

Recently, we have represented shipments on our clients behalf to Australia, Belgium, The Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and Yugoslavia.

International Destination Assistance

Our increasingly mobile society makes it necessary to be able to repatriate remains from Foreign Countries all over the world.  More and more, we at MacKinnon & Bowes have been asked to provide assistance for the return of remains from abroad. When a death occurs outside Canada or the U.S., there are a multitude of considerations. Language barriers, local customs, currency exchange and the availability of merchandise and services all present an element of difficulty. That is why we have made great strides to address and overcome these issues. The death of vacationing tourists, business travelers or Canadian citizens residing abroad all present their own unique challenges, which we are prepared to assist you with. We invite you to take advantage of our International Assistance whenever you may require;

Documentation for Consulate Approval