More than you expect — banks, insurers, the land registry, CRA and pension administrators each want one. Ten copies is not excessive.
The Canadian position
The funeral director's statement of death comes immediately; the provincial certificate follows.
Most institutions require the provincial certificate rather than the statement.
The Islamic position
Administration cannot begin without them, and the shares cannot be distributed until administration completes.
Order extra at the outset.
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.
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- 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
- Ontario land titles vs registry system — Treadstone Law
- Notifying institutions government after death ontario — Treadstone Law
- How to get a death certificate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Securing deceased property immediately after death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law