The Coopérative funéraire du Grand Montréal is the result of the union of the Coopérative funéraire de la Rive-Sud de Montréal, Coopérative funéraire de Laval and Coopérative funéraire de l'Île de Montréal.
To consult the list of founding members of the three funeral cooperatives, please click on these links:

• Founding members Coopérative funéraire de la Rive-Sud de Montréal
• Founding Members Montreal Island Funeral Cooperative
• Founding Members Coopérative funéraire de Laval

1970s

• November 1976: First information meeting, in La Prairie, for a funeral cooperative project on the South Shore. Others will follow in Beloeil and Saint-Hubert.

Brochure promoting the founding of a funeral cooperative on the South Shore of Montreal - 1977

• April 1978: Founding meeting of the Coopérative funéraire de la Rive-Sud de Montréal.
• August 1978: Chevrolet Bel Air 1978 Blue-Grey Hearse Conversion
• September 1, 1978: The Coopérative funéraire de la Rive-Sud de Montréal enters into service. The head office of the cooperative is located at 3150, montée Saint-Hubert in Saint-Hubert and its activities extend over the Beloeil sectors, Longueuil and Saint-Hubert.
• October 1978: First funeral service.

In 1980, the Coopérative funéraire de la Rive-Sud de Montréal had 1,085 members.

Article published in the Journal de Montréal on January 16, 1979

80s

• April 1980: Agreement with the funeral cooperative of Saint-Hyacinthe to perform their embalming. This was the beginning of inter-cooperation for the Coopérative funéraire de la Rive-Sud de Montréal.
• May 1981: Distribution to members and non-members of the Cooperator, information and promotional sheet
• July 1982: First permanent full-time employee, manager and thanatologist

Head office located at 1850 Sainte-Hélène Street in Longueuil - 1985

• 1985: Headquarters moved to 1850 Sainte-Hélène Street in Longueuil
• November 1988: First Open House Day on the 10th anniversary of the cooperative

Corbillard de la coopérative, modèle Cadillac Miller Meteor 73 - 1987

90s

• This decade was marked by growing management difficulties that led to interim management of the cooperative by the Fédération des coopératives funéraires du Québec in the late 1990s.
• At the same time, the massive inflow of foreign investment into the Québec funeral market is disrupting it. This context is accelerating the organization of the funeral cooperative movement throughout Quebec to better protect the interests of Quebecers.
• 1997: 1,583 funerals since opening in 1978

Article published in the Courrier du Sud of 5 November 2000

2000s

• October 2000: Inauguration of the new head office at 635 boul. Curé-Poirier Ouest, built from a disused Hydro Québec building

View of the main entrance of the Curé-Poirier funeral home (head office) during the fit-up work - 1999

• September 2002: Painting exhibition and music concert. This cultural event will be the first of many.
• November 2005: Crematorium Construction

2010s

Inauguration of the Laval funeral home (2000, rue Cunard, Laval) - 2013

• June 2011: Opening of the Saint-Hubert Funeral Home
• April 2012: Merger of the funeral cooperatives of Laval and the South Shore of Montreal
• November 2013: Adoption of the name Coopérative funéraire du Grand Montréal

• December 2013: Opening of the Résidence funéraire Laval
• August 2014: Amalgamation of the Île de Montréal and Greater Montréal funeral cooperatives
• 2015: 10,000 funerals since opening in 1978
• October 2015: Adoption of a sustainable development policy
• June 2018: The CFGM celebrates its 40th anniversary by hosting the annual conference of the Fédération des Coopératives funéraires du Québec.

2020s

• May 2021: La Coopérative funéraire du Grand Montréal has 25,000 members
• February 2023: La Coopérative funéraire du Grand Montréal has 30,000 members