A 'green wave' is sweeping the funeral industry that promises to change the way we think about burial.
Billed as an eco-friendly option, flameless cremation uses WATER instead of fire to dispose of bodies.
Commonly used to send pets to their resting place, the method is still relatively new in human circles.
But experts say that, following on from environmentally friendly methods such as biodegradable caskets and urns joining the more traditional trappings of afterlife care, it's a logical step.
Aquagreen Dispositions is one of the flameless crematoria which has launched in Ottawa.
Owner Dale Hilton is no stranger to the funeral industry, having been born to a family in the funeral home business.
He says flameless cremation - also known by the chemical name alkaline hydrolysis - is a natural decompostion that's been accelerated.
"It brings your body back to its natural state," Mr Hilton told CBC .
"It's the same way as being buried in the ground, but instead of taking 15, 20 years to disintegrate, it does it in a quicker process. And it's all environmentally friendly."
When the cycle is completed, the body has been returned to its natural form, the company explains, dissolved in water.
The only solid remains are the mineral ash of the bones, which are then ready to be given to living relatives to do with as they wish - just like a normal cremation.