You can name a digital executor in practice, though it is not a recognised legal role in most provinces. Leaving access instructions is what actually works.
The Canadian position
Platform terms often override testamentary directions.
Keep credentials in a password manager whose recovery process your executor understands.
The Islamic position
The point is preserving value for the heirs, not the title of the role.
Record it now rather than assuming it can be recovered later.
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
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- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Cremation vs burial instructions executor follow ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor refusing role ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor renounce role ontario — Treadstone Law
- Naming digital executor ontario will — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law