Yes, and often you should. Each must be expressly limited to its own jurisdiction so they do not revoke one another.
The Canadian position
Yes, and often you should. Each must be expressly limited to its own jurisdiction so they do not revoke one another.
Provincial law governs administration, so confirm the position where the estate will actually be administered.
The Islamic position
The fixed shares apply to the net estate after funeral expenses, debts and any bequest capped at one third.
Where a Canadian mechanism has no classical counterpart, treat it as a contemporary question for a qualified scholar.
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Conflicting wills which one governs ontario — Treadstone Law
- Where to apply for probate ontario jurisdiction — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law