Topic

Probate

Plain-language answers on probate, written from primary sources.

Ontario charges an Estate Administration Tax scaled to estate value; Alberta charges a flat tiered court fee. Other provinces differ.

A breakdown of Ontario's Estate Administration Tax rates, thresholds, and filing deadlines for probate applications.

Explains why Canada has no inheritance tax, how deemed disposition taxes the estate instead, and Ontario/Alberta probate fees.

Alberta's probate court fee runs from $35 to $525 depending on estate value, and it generally cannot be waived.