Originally the Chevra Kadisha was run as a men's committee of the House of Jacob Synagogue. In 1907 the first executive of the Society was formed and Charles Malkin, then the Vice President of the Synagogue, became the Chevra Kadisha's first President. The first directors were: Vice President: C. Koren; Treasurer: E. Geffen; Secretary: H.J. Cooper; Trustees: H. Lipetz, M. Moscovitch and J. Polsky, Charles Malkin was President for two terms, the first commencing in 1907 and the second lasting from 1922 to 1945.

Before the Chevra Kadisha was legally formed, the city kept the records for all the Jewish burials. This page records the burials from 1904 to 1914. After receiving their Provincial Charter on December 4, 1914, the records were kept by the Chevra Kadisha.