Prearranged Funeral Services
Planning your funeral in advance is an act of kindness. Prearranged funeral plans ensure that your final wishes are honored while providing relief to your family during a difficult time. At the Marie-Soleil Phaneuf Funeral Home, we guide you with respect and simplicity so that this process can be a source of peace of mind.
Why Choose Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements?
Peace of mind
Planning your funeral in advance is a way to take care of your loved ones. It spares them from having to make important decisions under pressure, while ensuring that your wishes will be honored.
Set prices
As the cost of living changes, prearranged funeral plans allow you to lock in current prices through a trust account. This solution ensures that the funds will be available at the time of death, without the impact of inflation or unexpected financial setbacks.
Customize every detail
How do prearranged funeral plans work?
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A casual get-together
During your meeting with our funeral advisors, we take the time to listen to you and answer your questions. Together, we’ll discuss decisions regarding your funeral, such as:
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The type of ceremony you would like: religious, secular, or private.
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The disposition of the body or ashes: burial, columbarium, or scattering.
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Practical details: viewing, reception, program booklets, music, and more.
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A clear and secure contract
Once you have made your choices, a prearranged funeral contract is signed and registered in the Consumer Protection Office’s registry of prearranged funeral contracts—a step that formalizes your wishes. The funds you contribute are held in a dedicated, regulated trust, ensuring they will be available when the time comes to honor your choices. This process gives you peace of mind, knowing that your decisions will be respected and carried out upon your passing.
The Benefits of Advance Arrangements
Plan Without Stress
Take the time to think through your choices, without feeling rushed.
Honor your wishes
Make sure your decisions will be honored.
Bring relief to your loved ones
Give them the opportunity to focus on their grief, without having to worry about the logistics.
Customized packages
Our pre-arrangement packages can be tailored to your preferences and budget.
Financial Protection
Lock in costs today and avoid inflation with a trust account.
Affordable pre-need funeral arrangements, right in your neighborhood
No matter where you are in the region, we’re here to support you.
Marie-Soleil Phaneuf Funeral Home offers pre-arrangement services in several municipalities, all with the same commitment: to support you with compassion and respect as you plan your final arrangements with peace of mind.
Serving your community
We are pleased to offer our pre-planning services—personalized consultations, secure contracts, and tailored advice—in the following locations:
- Sainte-Martine
- Beauharnois
- Châteauguay
- Mercier
- Saint-Rémi
- Howick
- Saint-Urbain-Premier
- Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay
- Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois
- Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
We come to you so that you can plan your arrangements in comfort and peace of mind, without worrying about the distance.
What if you live somewhere else?
If your location is not listed above, we’d be happy to check with you. We also serve neighboring areas and tailor our sessions to each person’s needs.
All it takes is a simple call
Would you like to know if we offer our pre-arrangement services in your area? We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to answer your questions.
Call us at 450-427-2332—we’ll take the time to listen to you and guide you with care.
Because planning ahead gives your loved ones peace of mind, we’re here to support you.
Of course. An informational meeting does not obligate you to enter into an agreement.
You can ask questions, explore your options, and take your time to think things over before making a decision.
Quebec law provides mechanisms to protect funds deposited in trust.
Depending on the applicable terms, these funds may be recovered if the business closes or goes bankrupt before the services are provided.
Yes. The contracts in question are recorded in the Quebec Registry of Prearranged Funeral Contracts, in part to prevent loved ones from having to pay again for arrangements that already exist.
The registry is not directly accessible to the public, but certain authorized individuals may ask a salesperson to verify whether a contract exists.
Yes, with the seller’s consent. The modification must be made in writing and specify the agreed-upon changes, particularly if they affect the price or payment terms.
We can review your contract with you and make the desired changes.
Yes, with the seller’s consent. The modification must be made in writing and specify the agreed-upon changes, particularly if they affect the price or payment terms.
We can review your contract with you and make the desired changes.
Yes. In Quebec, 90% of the amounts paid for future services under a prearrangement must be deposited in a trust within 45 days. For the advance purchase of a burial plot, the entire amount must be deposited in the trust.
These mechanisms provide protection in the event of the seller’s closure or bankruptcy.
The amount depends on the goods and services you choose. We can present you with the options and their costs so that you can make a decision based on your wishes, your needs, and your budget.
For goods and services specified in the contract and paid for in advance, the seller cannot later charge an additional fee for those same goods and services.
Prearrangements concern the funeral goods and services planned for after death. A will primarily concerns the estate and legal dispositions.
They are complementary, but one does not replace the other.
Prearrangements allow you to clearly express your wishes, consider your options at your own pace, and reduce the number of decisions your loved ones will have to make when you pass away.
A consultation also gives you the opportunity to ask questions and explore the various options before making a decision.
A prearrangement allows you to plan the funeral goods and services you want while you are still alive.
In Quebec, the contract for prearranged funeral services (viewing, transportation, casket or urn, ceremony, cremation, or burial) and the contract for the advance purchase of a burial plot (space in a cemetery or columbarium) must be separate.
