Mississauga’s municipal cemeteries price marker setting by the square inch, which makes the cost of a bronze marker unusually easy to work out before you order. The City’s Municipal Cemeteries By-law 0189-2005, amended by By-law 0037-2026, sets the size envelope, the delivery season and the approval process, and its 2026 tariff gives the rate. Next door, Brampton Cemetery publishes a 2026 price list with a larger maximum and a specific extra charge for setting a bronze plaque in a concrete base. The Catholic graves of Peel, at Assumption in Mississauga and at Mount Peace, St. Joseph’s, St. Mary’s and Port Credit, follow the Archdiocese of Toronto’s by-laws and fees. This page sets out each of them and explains what we supply: the bronze, cast with bosses and lugs and shipped with the price shown in Canadian dollars, while the base and the setting are arranged through the cemetery office or a local monument dealer.
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Set the size inside the 24 by 18 inch envelope, add the inscription and emblem, choose lugs with studs for the base, and see the price in Canadian dollars with shipping included.
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Mississauga By-law 0189-2005
The by-law defines a marker as “any plaque or other forms of marker affixed to a burial lot that lies flat on the ground”. Section 7(1) is the season: “No person shall deliver any marker to a municipal cemetery between and including November 1st to March 31st of each year.” Schedule F reserves the work to the City: “No person but the Commissioner may install, direct, or cause the installation of a marker or monument”. No marker may be placed “unless the location, design, plans and specifications of the marker meet the approval of the Commissioner”, and the applicant must submit the Schedule G form, pay the setting fee and pay the marker care fund. The specification is short: “markers must have a flat and level surface, without any projections, set flush with the ground”, and “markers on graves shall not exceed 24 inches x 18 inches (61cm x 45.7cm), with a depth of 5 inches (12.7cm)”. The Monument Request Form in Schedule G asks for the flat marker’s material as “GRANITE / BRONZE / OTHER”, so bronze is an expected answer. The 5 inch depth is the whole unit, bronze and base together.
The 2026 tariff: $0.69 per square inch
The Municipal Cemeteries Tariff of Rates effective January 1, 2026 sets marker setting at “$0.69 / Ins. Sq.” with the formula “Length x Width x 0.69” plus HST, and gives its own example: a marker 18 by 24 inches is $298.08 before tax. The tariff also lists a separate vase assembly at $169.64, a City supplied bronze plaque at $604.51 plus HST, and monument foundations at $203.94 per square foot with a $400 minimum. The Monument and Flat Marker Care Fund is $100.00 for a flat marker over 172 square inches, plus HST. Applied to common sizes, a 20 by 10 inch marker (200 square inches) works out to $138.00 before tax plus the $100.00 care fund, a 16 by 10 inch marker (160 square inches) to $110.40 with no care fund, and a 24 by 14 inch marker (336 square inches) to $231.84 plus the care fund. Ask the office whether it measures the bronze or the base when a granite border is used.
Brampton Cemetery, January 1, 2026
Brampton Cemetery on Wilson Avenue publishes a price list effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Adult single graves and veterans’ graves take a “Flat Marker ONLY Maximum 30″ x 24″”; cremation graves take a flat marker only of 12 by 18 inches for a single, 20 by 12 for a two grave lot and 30 by 18 for a four grave lot. The installation fee for a flat marker “at least 173 sq inches to 30″ x 24″” runs from $106.51 to $312.88, with an “Additional charge to install a bronze plaque in a concrete base” of $50.59. The list repeats the regulation Care and Maintenance amounts, which go into “an irrevocable trust fund known as the Care and Maintenance Fund”. Brampton sells memorial benches including a bronze plaque at $2,272.67 and memorial trees including a bronze plaque in a concrete base at $1,332.72, while columbarium niche inscriptions are “sold through Cemetery ONLY”. The Meadowvale Cemetery on Mavis Road is an Arbor Memorial property, not the City’s.
Assumption and the Peel Catholic cemeteries
Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Mississauga, with Mount Peace, St. Joseph’s in Streetsville, St. Mary’s in Brampton and Port Credit, is administered by Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Services of the Archdiocese of Toronto, so the Toronto by-laws apply. Every marker needs written permission, “All markers must have a cross incorporated into the design”, bronze is cast with four integral bosses for 3/8 inch lugs 4 inches long, and it is attached to a 4 inch concrete base of the same dimensions or a 4 inch granite base projecting 2 inches on all sides. Sizes run from a minimum of 18 by 9 inches to maximums of 22 by 10 for child and cremation graves and 24 by 14 for an adult. Bronze markers are accepted for installation only from April 15 to November 30 and “must be delivered in person to the Cemetery. Markers sent by mail or courier will not be accepted”. The foundations list effective January 13, 2025 charges $330.00 up to 22 by 10 inches for bronze on concrete and $265.00 up to 26 by 14 inches of base area for bronze on granite, rising by band; Assumption’s own list effective June 12, 2026 shows cemetery supplied bronze from $1,840.00. The full bands are on our Toronto page.
The Peel context: what is published and what is not
Peel is well served by public documents compared with most of Ontario. Mississauga publishes its by-law and tariff, Brampton its full price list, and the Archdiocese its by-laws and fee schedules, so for those operators you can quote the rule and the fee before you design. The gaps are the commercial memorial parks: Glen Oaks in Oakville and Meadowvale on Mavis Road, both Arbor Memorial, publish no rules we could find. For either, or for any church cemetery in Peel, ask the office whether a flat bronze marker is permitted on the section, the maximum size and whether it is measured on the bronze or the base, the base thickness and lug length, who attaches the base, the setting fee and its year, and the delivery season. Across Peel the Care and Maintenance contribution is the regulation’s $100 at 173 square inches or more, and HST is added to every municipal fee.
Our bronze, the base and the per square inch fee
We supply the bronze. Each plaque is cast in solid LG2 statuary bronze with raised polished lettering on a textured background, as a rectangle, oval, circle or square, with lugs and studs on the back when you choose that fastening. We do not pour the concrete base or supply the granite, and we do not install or deliver to a cemetery office. Brampton’s $50.59 line for installing a bronze plaque in a concrete base shows the City does that work as part of setting; in Mississauga ask the office whether its staff set the bronze into concrete or whether a monument dealer should supply a granite base; at Assumption the Archdiocese reserves the right to attach the base and requires in person delivery, which your monument dealer can do. Keep the whole unit inside the envelope: 24 by 18 inches and 5 inches deep in Mississauga, 30 by 24 in Brampton, and 24 by 14 for an adult at Assumption including the 2 inch border. A 20 by 10 inch plaque is $1,759.60 in the designer, shipping included, and fits every one of those limits with a border; a 6 by 4 inch plaque is $478.72 and suits a bench, a tree or a garden memorial where no base is needed. See bronze memorial plaques for the other shapes.
The price of the bronze from us, delivered anywhere in Mississauga
To keep the two kinds of cost apart, this table shows only our price for the bronze, taken from the design tool on this site on 14 October 2026 for a standard rectangle with the default border and background. Prices are in Canadian dollars and include delivery to Mississauga.
| Size, inches (mm) | Typical use | Our price, delivery included |
|---|---|---|
| 6 x 4 in (152 x 102 mm) | Name and dates on a small cremation plot, urn or pet memorial | $478.72 |
| 8 x 6 in (203 x 152 mm) | Cremation garden plaque or a short dedication on a bench or wall | $674.98 |
| 10 x 8 in (254 x 203 mm) | Cremation lot marker with a line of wording or an emblem | $889.05 |
| 12 x 8 in (305 x 203 mm) | Single lawn marker with name, dates and a line of wording | $996.08 |
| 16 x 12 in (406 x 305 mm) | Single grave marker with an emblem, or a companion cremation marker | $1,580.02 |
| 18 x 12 in (457 x 305 mm) | Larger single marker or a dedication plaque with several lines | $1,759.60 |
| 20 x 10 in (508 x 254 mm) | The 20 by 10 inch flat marker size many municipal cemeteries list | $1,759.60 |
| 22 x 12 in (559 x 305 mm) | Companion marker or wide single marker inside a 24 inch envelope | $2,118.74 |
| 22 1/16 x 15 3/4 in (560 x 400 mm) | The largest size the designer makes, for double markers and dedication tablets | $2,456.76 |
Setting fees, permits, foundations and care contributions quoted on this page go to the cemetery, not to us, and sit on top of the plaque price. For any size not in the table, the design tool prices it the moment you type the width and height, and that price also includes delivery.
How to order
- Ask the cemetery office for its marker specification: the maximum size, the base it requires and the form it needs signed. Most offices email it the same day.
- Open the free design tool, pick the shape and set the size in inches or centimetres. The price in Canadian dollars updates as you go.
- Add the wording, choose a border and background, and add an emblem, motif or photo if you want one. Choose lugs with studs if the plaque will be bolted to a granite or concrete base, or a flat back for adhesive mounting.
- Save the design and order it from My Account. We send a written proof that you can forward to the cemetery for approval, and nothing is cast until you approve it.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mississauga accept bronze markers?
The by-law defines a marker as any plaque lying flat on the ground and its Monument Request Form lists the flat marker material as granite, bronze or other. The marker must be approved by the Commissioner, lie flush, stay within 24 by 18 inches (61 by 45.7 cm) and 5 inches (12.7 cm) deep, and be set by the City.
How is the Mississauga setting fee calculated?
Length times width times $0.69 plus HST (tariff effective January 1, 2026). The City’s own example is an 18 by 24 inch marker at $298.08 before tax. A flat marker over 172 square inches also pays the $100.00 care fund.
What is the maximum marker size in Brampton?
A flat marker up to 30 by 24 inches on adult single and veterans’ graves, and 12 by 18, 20 by 12 or 30 by 18 inches on cremation graves of one, two or four lots (price list effective January 1, 2026). Installation is $106.51 to $312.88 by size.
What are the rules at Assumption Cemetery?
Assumption follows the Archdiocese of Toronto by-laws: a cross in every design, bronze on a 4 inch concrete base or a 4 inch granite base with a 2 inch border, four bosses with 3/8 inch lugs, maximums of 22 by 10 inches for child and cremation graves and 24 by 14 for an adult, and delivery in person between April 15 and November 30.
When can a marker be delivered to a Mississauga cemetery?
Not between November 1 and March 31 inclusive; the by-law bars deliveries in those months. Assumption accepts bronze markers from April 15 to November 30.
How long does a bronze plaque take in Mississauga?
Allow about four to six weeks from payment to delivery. Casting and hand finishing take most of that time, and we send a free written proof before anything is cast. If your cemetery only sets markers in the frost free season, order early enough for the spring installation window.
Work out the fee, then design the bronze
Choose a size inside your cemetery’s envelope, add the inscription and emblem, pick lugs with studs, and see the Canadian dollar price. Free proof for the office, shipping included.
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