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Locating an Officiant

 

Ontario Humanist Society Officiants offer personalized secular ceremonies for all life passages;  including child namings,  weddings,  funerals and memorials,  and other significant life passage events.   We will be happy to listen to your wishes, and work with you to design a personal ceremony  which reflects your needs and your vision. 

All Ontario Humanist Society Officiants are licensed to perform legal wedding ceremonies for the entire Province of Ontario.

LOCATION: We have listed our officiants in general geographic areas, with their  ‘home base’  listed next to their name.  Some of us travel widely  and serve a variety of other areas,  or we cover other areas in summer. Officiants in the GTA may cover central Toronto events,  for instance.  Please contact each officiant individually to see if they are available for your specific location and dates. We will respond to you personally to discuss your request, provide sample ceremonies and suggestions, and offer a fee schedule, travel rates and more information.


West

Caledon, Peel, and Area

Cheri Cowan Cheri Cowan (Caledon)Chercoservices.com
chermay@sympatico.ca
Tel: 905-584-9383
Cell: 416-523-5726

 

Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph Areas

Love c Chris Love (Guelph)www.weddingsoflove.com
weddingsoflove@rogers.com
Tel: 519-575-8136

 

London and Area

Andre Lachance André Lachance (London)lachance@uwo.ca

 

Peel Region, Greater Toronto Area, and Golden Horseshoe (including Toronto)

Matt Bin Matthew Bin (Oakville)Youroccasions.ca
info@youroccasions.ca
Tel: 905-616-0600

SuMei Cheung Mei Cheung (Oakville)Youroccasions.ca
info@youroccasions.ca
Tel: 905-616-8395
McCabe G Gail McCabe (Hamilton)www.gailmccabe.com/passages
gailmccabe@gmail.com
Tel: 289-396-0060
Cell: 905-220-9072
Sylvia McGroarty (Oakville)sylviamcgroartyofficiant@hotmail.com
Tel:  289-681-4933

 


Central

Toronto

Mary Beaty Mary Beaty (Downtown Toronto)WeddingsofToronto.com
Mary.Beaty@Utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-461-1772
Arran Liddel (Toronto)ArranLiddel@gmail.com
Tel: 647-712-7726
Sarah Messenger (Toronto, seasonally in Muskoka, see below)www.sarahmonies.ca
Sarah@sarahmonies.ca
Tel: 416-731-1958
Cortney Pasternak (Toronto)cortneypasternak@gmail.com
torontoweddingceremonyofficiant.com
Michael Wheeler (Toronto)mjtwheeler@hotmail.com
MichaelsCeremonies.com
Tel: 416-887-8010

 


North

Grey/Bruce Counties and Area

Ruth Henrich (Red Bay)www.ceremoniesforlife.ca
ruth@ceremoniesforlife.ca
Tel: 519-534-4002
Hope T Terri Hope (Owen Sound)www.rbhope.ca/terri
terri@rbhope.ca
Tel: 519-376-5296
Elizabeth (Tibby) Johnston (Cape Croker)
julia levine Julia Levine (Owen Sound)www.jjcelebrations.com
jlevine@jjcelebrations.com
H: 519-376-1033
C: 519-270-9312
 Cathy2 Cathy Oliver (Wasaga Beach and Surrounding Area)            www.humanistcelebrations.ca

Muskoka

Sarah MessengerSeasonally in Muskoka – see main entry under Toronto

 

Manitoulin

Sylvia McGroartySeasonally in Manitoulin – see main entry under Peel Region

 


East

Northumberland County

Cathy Dunphy (Cobourg)(pending)

 

Kingston and Area

Peter Norman (Kingston)pdnorman1@gmail.com
Tel: 613-305-0862
Brenda Hamilton Brenda Hamilton (Kingston)www.brendahamilton.ca
dvweds@gmail.com
Tel: 613-544-4007

 

Lanark and Renfrew Counties

Moller P Peter Moller (Almonte – inc. Far West End of Ottawa)OttawaValleyCeremonies.com
peter@moller.ca
Tel: 613-256-123
Fax: 613-256-5298

 

Ottawa and Area

Bryce Healey (Ottawa – inc. Kanata, Orleans, Osgoode, etc.)WeddingOfficiantOttawa.ca
Bryce@weddingofficiantottawa.ca
Tel: 613-868-8848

 

Note: See also Peter Moller, above under Lanark, for far west end of Ottawa

 


On Sabbatical

Hazel Lyder
Anne Goodman

 


In Memoriam

Cook K Kathryn Cook1933 – 2010

 


Other Organizations providing Humanist Ceremonies in Ontario

Humanist Canada
ORAYNU Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
Unitarian Lay Officiants (contact each congregation)


NOTE:  Ontario Humanist Society Officiants are governed by a Code of Ethics, and has a Complaint Resolution Procedure. You may download this below:

OHS ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND COMPLAINT RESOLUTION