Probate and taxes
What probate is, what it costs in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, and what your estate owes the CRA.
Probate fees by province — and the honest ways to reduce them
Ontario charges 1.5% above $50k with no cap; BC 1.4% above $50k; Alberta caps at $525. The full schedules, and the reduction strategies with their real trade-offs.
Taxes at death: what your estate actually owes
Canada has no inheritance tax — instead it has the deemed disposition and full RRSP/RRIF inclusion, which make the final return the biggest of most people's lives. How it works and what softens it.
What is probate, and when is it required?
Probate is the court's confirmation of a will and the executor's authority. When banks and land registries demand it, what it costs in each province, and what genuinely skips it.
Start your will. Pay when you approve it.
Answer the questions, read your finished will, then decide. $15 until October 31, 2026 — $29 after that.