Canada’s new green burial option combines cultural tradition and environmental impact. AWAKE’s cotton burial shroud is 100 percent biodegradable, and designed for natural burial (or planting) of cremation ashes.

Cremation or burial? Cremation rates in Canada have risen dramatically in the 21st century—going from about half of people in 2000, to 73 percent in 2020. Yes, nearly three quarters of the population.

The ‘where’ and ‘how’ on ash scattering ceremonies in Canada. The simple rules for returning your loved one’s cremated remains to the earth.