Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services

Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services A Canadian gem, locally owned and fiercely independent funeral provider servicing Greater Vancouver.
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Welcome to Amherst Funeral Home Services and Cremation

Amherst is the leader in providing simple, affordable and dignified funeral, cremation, burial and memorial services. Our award-winning services have continued to become the gold standard for respectful care for both the departed and the surviving family (please read testimonials from families we served). Amherst is fully licensed and experie

nced to provide a full range of services any traditional funeral home has to offer. We offer a wide variety of Urns and Caskets to help fit your needs. We serve entire Lower Mainland: from Hope to West Vancouver. Our mission is to bring you simple, easy-to-understand and comprehensive cremation, burial and funeral service packages with up-front pricing, no hidden-fees, no hassle, and no sales pressure. We honour Memorial Society Memberships: we serve all members of any memorial society or funeral co-op, honouring prices currently in effect for those members (Although honestly, our current prices are lower than theirs).

"Exceptional service, and remarkably affordable..." says Twyla on Google
09/07/2026

"Exceptional service, and remarkably affordable..." says Twyla on Google

★★★★★ Exceptional service, and remarkably affordable...

"Amherst delivered caring and professional service from beginning to end. We decided to go with their witness cremation ...
09/07/2026

"Amherst delivered caring and professional service from beginning to end. We decided to go with their witness cremation service and were very pleased with it. They treated our family with kindness and respect. Their attention to detail, clear communication, and compassionate approach made a difficult time much easier. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for trusted funeral and cremation services." says Usama on Google

★★★★★ Amherst delivered caring and professional service from beginning to end. We decided to go with their witness cremation service and were very pleased with it. They treated our family with kindness and respect. Their attention to detail, clear communication, and compassionate approach ...

"A very caring group of people who are there for what might the worst time of your life. We never had any issues with th...
09/05/2026

"A very caring group of people who are there for what might the worst time of your life. We never had any issues with the service provided and were always available for the most trivial of questions. Our options were carefully set out and there was never any pressure to do anything other than what we elected to do. My family and I highly recommend this group of professionals." says John on Google

★★★★★ A very caring group of people who are there for what might the worst time of your life. We never had any issues with the service provided and were always available for the most trivial of questions. Our options were carefully set out and there was never any pressure to do anything ot...

"We have now used Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services twice, and I cannot recommend them enough. During two incredibl...
09/01/2026

"We have now used Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services twice, and I cannot recommend them enough. During two incredibly difficult times for our family, they made the entire process so easy with their compassion, empathy and genuine care.
Scott was incredibly kind, helpful and accommodating. He suggested options we never would have thought of, and even encouraged us not to upgrade when it wasn't necessary. He went above.." says David on Google

★★★★★ We have now used Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services twice, and I cannot recommend them enough. During two incredibly difficult times for our family, they made the entire process so easy with their compassion, empathy and genuine care. Scott was incredibly kind, helpful and accomm...

"From the first phone call to the completion of our brother's funeral service, Amherst showed genuine compassion and pro...
08/24/2026

"From the first phone call to the completion of our brother's funeral service, Amherst showed genuine compassion and professionalism through and through. The staff listened carefully to our wishes and handled every detail with care. Their support made a difficult experience much more manageable, and we appreciate their thoughtful guidance throughout the process. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to others." says Roy on Google

★★★★★ From the first phone call to the completion of our brother's funeral service, Amherst showed genuine compassion and professionalism through and through. The staff listened carefully to our wishes and handled every detail with care. Their support made a difficult experience much more ...

"Extremely professional, understanding and accommodating. Would highly recommend" says Jeremy on Google
08/22/2026

"Extremely professional, understanding and accommodating. Would highly recommend" says Jeremy on Google

★★★★★ Extremely professional, understanding and accommodating. Would highly recommend

"Amherst made the complex process of our aunt' s repatriation to the Philippines much easier than we expected. They mana...
08/20/2026

"Amherst made the complex process of our aunt' s repatriation to the Philippines much easier than we expected. They managed the entire paperwork, consular permitting, transportation, and communication professionally while treating our family with kindness and respect. Not being able to follow for her funeral there, we're also able to have a simple family viewing before she flew. We were really glad we're able to say.." says Lesley on Google

★★★★★ Amherst made the complex process of our aunt' s repatriation to the Philippines much easier than we expected. They managed the entire paperwork, consular permitting, transportation, and communication professionally while treating our family with kindness and respect. Not being able t...

"Our family needed assistance with a muslim burial, and Amherst provided just the exact service we wanted. They respect...
08/18/2026

"Our family needed assistance with a muslim burial, and Amherst provided just the exact service we wanted. They respected our religious traditions and ensured every step of the process was handled with dignity and care. They were able to accomodate a last-minute scheduled prayers at the mosque before the burial date. The staff was compassionate, patient, and always available to answer our questions. We are thankful that.." says Carol on Google

★★★★★ Our family needed assistance with a muslim burial, and Amherst provided just the exact service we wanted. They respected our religious traditions and ensured every step of the process was handled with dignity and care. They were able to accomodate a last-minute scheduled prayers at t...

"This is the second time we’ve used Amherst and they’ve provided great handling of everything and make the process very ...
08/17/2026

"This is the second time we’ve used Amherst and they’ve provided great handling of everything and make the process very simple. Josh was very kind and thoughtful through the everything and answered all of my questions in careful detail. Highly recommend." says KS on Google

★★★★★ This is the second time we’ve used Amherst and they’ve provided great handling of everything and make the process very simple. Josh was very kind and thoughtful through the everything and answered all of my questions in careful detail. Highly recommend.

"Amherst helped us with a local cemetery burial for our grandpa, and everything was handled flawlessly. Their team was r...
08/17/2026

"Amherst helped us with a local cemetery burial for our grandpa, and everything was handled flawlessly. Their team was respectful, organized, and honestly supportive from start to finish. From the staff who did his removal from the hospice, supportive admin team and to the respectful funeral director at the grave, everyone was wonderful to us. Amherst was recommended to us by a few of our friends. We are grateful to have.." says Lee on Google

★★★★★ Amherst helped us with a local cemetery burial for our grandpa, and everything was handled flawlessly. Their team was respectful, organized, and honestly supportive from start to finish. From the staff who did his removal from the hospice, supportive admin team and to the respectful ...

Address

207 W Hastings Street #1209
Vancouver, BC
V6B1H7

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+16048313023

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