During your life, yes. After probate it becomes a public court record, and beneficiaries are entitled to see the parts affecting them.
The Canadian position
During your life, yes. After probate it becomes a public court record, and beneficiaries are entitled to see the parts affecting them.
Provincial law governs the detail, so confirm the position where the estate will 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 instrument 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.
- Apply for probate of an estate — Government of Ontario
- Estate Administration Tax — Government of Ontario
- Estates Act, RSO 1990, c E.21 — Government of Ontario
- Is a will public record in ontario — Treadstone Law
- Is a probated will public record ontario — Treadstone Law
- Where to apply for probate ontario jurisdiction — Treadstone Law
- Probate notice beneficiaries ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law