List of Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Toronto Area

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This is a list of Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Toronto Area.

Name City/Region Neighborhood/Municipality Opened/Closed Affiliation Ownership Notes Ref.
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Toronto Newtonbrook, North York 1929 various various Founded by Ivansker Mutual Benefit Society. Made up of 55 separate cemeteries owned by various congregations and landsmanshafts (mutual aid or fraternal societies) [1]
Beit Olam Garden, Glenview Memorial Gardens York Region Woodbridge 2018 Reform/unaffiliated Arbor Memorial Consercated Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. Includes sections for Holy Blossom, Danforth Jewish Circle, Shir Libeynu and other liberal congregations. [2][3][4]
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park Toronto Westminster-Branson, North York 1949 Conservative Judaism Beth Tzedec Congregation Succeeded the earlier Jones Avenue Cemetery in Leslieville. [5]
Beth Zion Oshawa section, Mount Lawn Memorial Gardens Durham Region Whitby 1980s independent (traditional, egalitarian) Arbor Memorial Beth Zion is a longstanding, independent congregation in Oshawa, Ontario, founded in 1910. Prior to estabilishing a consecrated section at Mount Lawn, the congregation used Bathurst Lawn and Mount Sinai cemeteries in Toronto.
Dawes Road Cemeteries Toronto Clairlea, Scarborough 1898 various various Made up of 34 cemeteries operated by various congregations and landsmanshafts, and societies. [6]
Holy Blossom Memorial Park Toronto Cliffcrest, Scarborough 1929 Reform Judaism Holy Blossom Temple Created to succeed the Pape Avenue Cemetery which became full in the 1930s. Limited number of regular plots remain available to both members and non-members. Cremation plots are also available. [7][8]
Jones Avenue Cemetery Toronto Leslieville, Toronto 1883 Orthodox/Conservative Beth Tzedec Congregation and Jewish Cemeteries Management Inc. Toronto's second oldest Jewish cemetery. Founded by Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes and used by the Tarauley, Chestnut Street, Goal Tzedec and other Orthodox synagogues. Part of the property was sold to the Goel Tzedec Congregation around 1919, which became Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1952. Cemetery is locked. Limited plots remain available. [9]
Lambton Hills Cemetery (Bais-Oilom) Toronto Humber Valley Village, Etobicoke 1910 various various, managed by Roselawn Lambton Cemetery Association Founded by Knesseth Israel congregation. Made up of 14 cemeteries operated by various congregations, landsmanshafts, and societies. Includes a section for interfaith couples. [10]
McCowan Road Cemetery (Shaarei Shomayim) Toronto Cliffcrest, Scarborough 1933 Modern Orthodox Shaarei Shomayim Founded by Machzikei B'nai Israel Synagogue along with other Jewish organizations as adjoining cemeteries. Acquired by Shaarei Shomayim in 1980 when the synagogues merged and also consolidated the other land parcels. [11]
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Toronto Downsview, North York 1935 various various, managed by Mount Sinai Cemetery Association Made up of 23 cemeteries owned by various congregations and societies. [12][13]
Mount Zion Garden, Highland Hills Funeral Home & Cemetery York Region Gormley, Stouffville 2018 various Arbor Memorial Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. [14]
Oraynu Congregational Cemetery, Elgin Mills Cemetery York Region Richmond Hill 2006 Humanistic Judaism Mount Pleasant Group Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. Interment rights owned by Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism [15][16]
Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom) Toronto Leslieville, Toronto 1849—1940s Orthodox/Reform Holy Blossom Temple First Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Maintained by Holy Blossom but no burials since around the 1940s. [17][18]
Pardes Chaim Cemetery York Region Maple 2010 various Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks Largest Jewish cemetery in Canada. Includes sections for various congregations and mutual aid societies as well as community sections. Interment of cremated remains not permitted. [19]
Pardes Shalom Cemetery York Region Vaughan 1977 various Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks Includes sections for various congregations and mutual aid societies as well as community sections. Interment of cremated remains not permitted. [20]
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery Toronto Forest Hill, Toronto 1906 various various, managed by Roselawn Lambton Cemetery Association Made up of 23 cemeteries owned by various congregations and landsmanshafts. Founded to accommodate Jews living outside of the then-city limits of Toronto. [21][dead link][22]
Temple Har Zion section, Duffin Meadows Cemetery Durham Region Pickering late 1990s Reform Mount Pleasant Group Consecrated Jewish section used primarily by Temple Har Zion congregation, based in Markham, Ontario.
Jewish community section, Meadowvale Cemetery Peel Region Brampton 1981 Reform Mount Pleasant Group Used by Solel and Har Tikvah Reform congregations and includes community section for unaffiliated Jews.[23]
Beth Jacob Cemetery Halton RegionAldershot (Snake Road), Burlington1887ConservativeBeth Jacob Congregation (Hamilton)The original Jewish cemetery for the Hamilton area. Includes the newer Stanley Sobol section (est. 2004) and the former Grand Order of Israel Cemetery. [24]
Adas Israel Cemetery Halton RegionAldershot (Old York Road), Burlington1913OrthodoxAdas Israel Congregation (Hamilton)Located opposite the Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery. Contains four distinct sections.2
Grand Order of Israel (GOI) Section Halton RegionAldershot (Snake Road), Burlington1926IndependentGrand Order of Israel LodgeLocated adjacent to and across the tracks from Beth Jacob. Dedicated to the GOI fraternal organization.3
Shaarei-Beth El Section, Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery Halton RegionClearview, Oakville1965ReformTown of Oakville (managed by Shaarei-Beth El)A dedicated Reform section within a municipal cemetery. Allows for interfaith burials.4

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