Prince Edward Island is the smallest market in Canada for grave markers, and the one with the least published about them. The provincial Cemeteries Act is concerned with holding perpetual care money in trust and says nothing about the size or material of a memorial. Charlottetown’s two largest cemeteries, the People’s Cemetery and Sherwood Cemetery, are private corporations governed by boards, and neither posts marker rules, approval forms or fees online. We found no City of Charlottetown cemetery by-law at all. That does not make a bronze plaque hard to arrange; it means the conversation with the cemetery office carries all the weight. This page sets out what the Act does and does not do, how the Charlottetown cemeteries are run, exactly what to ask before you design, and how a small island market usually handles the bronze and the base.
Design a bronze plaque for Prince Edward Island
Enter the size the cemetery office gives you, add the inscription and an emblem, and the price in Canadian dollars appears as you type. Free written proof to show the board or office.
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The Cemeteries Act protects care money, not marker rules
PEI’s Cemeteries Act, chapter C-2 of the provincial statutes, is a short Act. The consolidation we could read, an archived 2003 text because the current provincial site blocked our fetch, defines “person” to include societies, institutions, owners or managers of cemeteries and cemetery companies, names the Attorney General as the responsible Minister, and in section 2 requires money held for the perpetual upkeep of graves to be held “upon public trust”. There is no definition of a memorial, no purchaser’s right to erect one, no size, material or installation clause, and no fee. A related statute, the Ancient Burial Grounds Act, deals with disused burial grounds only. So on the Island the only rules that touch a bronze plaque are the rules of the cemetery that owns the plot, and those rules are whatever its board has adopted.
Charlottetown: the People’s Cemetery and Sherwood
The People’s Cemetery was established in 1883 in the Parkdale area between St. Peter’s and Kensington Roads and is run as a shareholder corporation under a board of directors. It is open to all denominations and advertises “Plots, Niches, and Monuments for sale”, which tells you two useful things: it has a columbarium, and it sells monuments itself. A cemetery that sells monuments will often have a view on markers bought elsewhere, so ask directly whether a family supplied bronze plaque is accepted and on what terms. The office keeps weekday hours but publishes no by-law, size list or fee schedule. Sherwood Cemetery, on Sherwood Road about 3 kilometres north of the city centre, is owned by the Charlottetown Cemetery Company, incorporated in 1872. It too is private and publishes no rules or fees. Both cemeteries hold Commonwealth war graves, which are marked and maintained by the Commission, not the family. Catholic cemeteries of the Diocese of Charlottetown were not reached in our research, and no City of Charlottetown cemetery by-law exists as far as we could find, so there is no municipal rule to fall back on. Approvals come from the cemetery boards and offices alone.
Exactly what to ask the cemetery office
Because nothing is published, the office visit or call has to produce the whole specification. Ask these questions and write the answers down with a date and a name:
- Does your cemetery accept a flat bronze marker, and may the family supply the bronze itself, or must memorials be bought through the cemetery?
- Which section is my plot in, and what is the maximum length, width and thickness of a flat marker there? May a flat plaque be added at the foot of a grave that has an upright?
- Must the plaque be mounted on a granite or concrete base, how far must the base extend beyond the bronze, and must the finished marker be flush with the lawn?
- Who sets the marker: cemetery staff, a monument dealer you approve, or the family? What does the setting cost, is there a foundation or permit fee, and what year is your price list?
- Does the board need to approve the design before it is made, what form does it use, and in which months do you install?
- Does the cemetery allow a cross, a religious or fraternal emblem, a photograph or a bronze vase on the marker?
When you have those answers, type the bronze size into the designer and the price shows at once. We send a written proof free of charge, and that proof, with the size and stud positions marked, is what the office approves.
How a small island market usually works
On an island with two large cemeteries in the capital and many parish and community cemeteries outside it, the memorial trade works on relationships rather than published rules. Most cemeteries have one or two monument dealers they know, the dealer knows the sections and what the board will pass, and the dealer sets the stone. A family buying bronze online fits into that pattern in one way: the family orders the bronze plaque from us, with lugs and studs on the back, and the local dealer supplies the granite base, drills it to our proof, bolts the bronze on and sets the unit on the day the cemetery allows. The dealer charges for the base and the setting; we charge for the bronze. Some dealers will prefer to sell the whole marker, and some cemeteries, the People’s Cemetery among them, sell monuments themselves, so there may be a conversation about whether an outside plaque is welcome. We cannot promise that any Island cemetery accepts a family supplied plaque, because none of them says so in writing. What we can say is that a cast bronze tablet on a granite base is the standard flush marker form across Canada, that our proof gives the dealer everything needed to make the base fit, and that asking the office before you order avoids the problems.
What we make, and what we leave to the dealer
We cast the plaque in solid LG2 statuary bronze with raised polished lettering on a textured background. Any size from a small name plate up to 22 1/16 by 15 3/4 inches (560 by 400 mm) can be typed into the designer, in a rectangle, oval, circle or square, with a choice of borders, emblems and a ceramic photo or fused image. For a cemetery marker choose lugs with studs so the plaque can be bolted through a granite slab; for a garden stone or church wall a flat back for adhesive or screws through the front are also offered. We do not cut or pour bases and we do not install. The sizes Island families most often ask about are a 12 by 8 inch plaque for a single name, which is $996.08 in the designer, a 16 by 12 inch plaque for a couple, which is $1,580.02, and a 6 by 4 inch plate for a pet or a garden, which is $478.72. Shipping to Prince Edward Island is included in each price. Pet plaques are covered on outdoor pet memorial plaques, and plaques for a bench, a church or a community hall on dedication plaques, where no cemetery board is involved.
Veterans’ graves on Prince Edward Island
Veterans Affairs Canada’s Funeral and Burial Program, run through the Last Post Fund, provides eligible Veterans with a grey granite military style marker, upright or flat, and “in certain cases, flat bronze”; its Unmarked Grave Program marks Veterans’ graves that have gone five or more years without a permanent marker. If an Island family would like its own cast bronze marker on a Veteran’s grave in a civilian cemetery, ask the cemetery board and the Last Post Fund before ordering, because no published rule provides for replacing the funded marker or for any refund, and we promise neither. Where the cemetery allows a privately bought plaque with a service emblem, see bronze memorial plaques.
Our bronze plaque prices for Prince Edward Island, delivery included
Here is what the plaque costs from us. These are the design tool’s own prices on 14 October 2026 for a plain rectangle with the default border and background, in Canadian dollars, and delivery anywhere in Prince Edward Island is already included in each one.
| 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 |
The cemetery fees described above are paid to the cemetery office and are not part of these prices, so the full cost of a finished marker is our plaque price plus the cemetery’s setting, permit or foundation charges. Enter your cemetery’s size in the design tool and it shows the price for that exact size straight away.
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 PEI have rules about grave marker size or material?
Not at the provincial level. The Cemeteries Act requires perpetual care money to be held in public trust and contains no marker provisions. Each cemetery’s board sets its own rules, and in Charlottetown none of them are published, so ask the office.
Can I bring my own bronze plaque to the People’s Cemetery or Sherwood?
Neither cemetery says yes or no in writing. The People’s Cemetery sells monuments itself, so ask its office directly whether a family supplied bronze plaque on a granite base is accepted, what size it allows and who sets it. Ask Sherwood’s office the same questions.
Who installs a bronze marker on the Island?
Usually a local monument dealer the cemetery knows, or cemetery staff where the board requires it. We cast and ship the bronze with studs on the back; the dealer supplies the granite base, drills it to our proof and sets the finished marker.
What size should I choose if the cemetery gives me a maximum?
Pick a bronze size about 4 inches smaller in each direction than the maximum, so the granite base shows a 2 inch margin on every side. For a 24 by 12 inch limit that means a 20 by 8 inch bronze; for 28 by 16 inches, a 22 by 12 inch bronze.
Is shipping to Prince Edward Island included?
Yes. The price in the designer includes shipping anywhere in Canada, Prince Edward Island included.
How long does a bronze plaque take in Prince Edward Island?
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.
Design your Island plaque
Type in the size the office gave you, add the names and an emblem, and see the cast bronze price in Canadian dollars. Free proof before casting, shipping included.
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