About Mount Pleasant Group FAQs

Mount Pleasant Group was established in 1826, which means we will mark our 200^th anniversary in 2026! Our sites were established as follows:

• Potter’s Field: 1826 (closed in 1875)
• Toronto Necropolis: 1850
• Mount Pleasant Cemetery: 1876
• Prospect Cemetery: 1890
• Pine Hills Cemetery: 1928
• York Cemetery: 1948
• Beechwood Cemetery: 1965
• Elgin Mills Cemetery: 1979
• Meadowvale Cemetery: 1981
• Thornton Cemetery: 1984
• Duffin Meadows Cemetery: 1993
• The Simple Alternative Toronto: 1994
• The Simple Alternative Mississauga: 1996
• The Simple Alternative Pickering: 2001

We have ten cemeteries and nine funeral centres in the Greater Toronto Area.

Yes, we do! In addition to our cemeteries, Mount Pleasant Group operates nine funeral centres across the Greater Toronto Area. Six of these centres offer a full range of services, from planning, ceremonies and burial to grief support, all in one location. Our three TSA locations provide funeral services but don't offer burials on site. Our goal is to provide families with compassionate, seamless care during a difficult time, in spaces designed to be welcoming, inclusive and comforting.

Mount Pleasant Cemetery is the largest, spanning 205 acres. It runs from Yonge Street to Bayview Avenue, just north of St. Clair Avenue.

We are a not-for-profit corporation. This means we are not owned or subsidized by any level of government, nor do we have shareholders. All revenues generated over-and-above expenses are retained within the organization for the operation of our properties. This allows us to invest in innovations that our customers see value in such as environmentally advanced cremation centres, indoor mausoleums, natural burial areas, modern and spacious multi-functional funeral centres and geo-thermal/solar niche buildings to name a few.

Although space for traditional ground burial is somewhat limited, we do have inventory available in our older Toronto cemeteries within the 416 like Mount Pleasant, York, Pine Hills and Prospect. However, we have plenty of space to last for decades to come in the 905 region. If you are considering cremation, we have considerable space and a wide variety of options available.

All cemetery offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday, except for Toronto Necropolis, which is open by appointment only.

Our funeral office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Sunday, except for The Simple Alternative - Toronto, which is closed on Sundays. The facilities are open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for services and visitation.  Our funeral office phone lines are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Corporate head office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Our cemetery offices, funeral centres and head office are closed on Statutory Holidays.

Cemetery gates open promptly at 8 a.m. and close according to the following seasonal schedule:

• April 1 to October 31: 8:00 p.m.
• November 1 to March 31: 5:30 p.m.

Please note that occasionally, due to inclement weather, we may need to close the gates temporarily while we make the cemeteries safe for visitors.  

Yes, our funeral services and cemeteries cater to multiple faiths and traditions. We are also here to serve individuals and families with no chosen or specific affiliation to a faith or religion. We're simply here to support everyone's personal preferences or choices.

Based on data from the end of 2024, we have approximately 738,685 interments at our sites. That includes: 

• Potter's Field of Muddy York: 6,685
• Toronto Necropolis: 66,000
• Mount Pleasant: 213,000
• Prospect: 172,000
• Pine Hills: 119,000
• York: 63,000
• Beechwood: 32,000
• Elgin Mills: 24,000
• Meadowvale: 23,000
• Thornton: 13,000
• Duffin Meadows: 7,000