New Brunswick has no central will registry.
The Canadian position
Where no government registry exists, wills are located through the deceased's lawyer, their banks, the provincial law society and private registries.
An executor with no will found must swear an affidavit of diligent search before the estate is treated as intestate.
The Islamic position
Registration does not make a will valid — it makes it locatable, which is the practical requirement behind keeping a wasiyyah ready.
A will that cannot be found produces a statutory distribution instead of the intended shares.
The four Sunni schools are not recorded as differing materially on this point in the sources reviewed. Where your own case turns on it, put it to a scholar of your school.
General information, not legal or religious advice. Inheritance depends entirely on the exact family circumstances. Confirm the Canadian position with a lawyer in your province and any religious ruling with a qualified scholar.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- Research Papers — Cambridge Muslim College
- Research — Cambridge Muslim College
- Academics — Islamic law and theology curriculum — Zaytuna College
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- Wills Registry — Province of British Columbia
- Search the registers of wills and mandates — Chambre des notaires du Québec
- Probate jointly owned property ontario — Treadstone Law
- Penalties estate administration tax ontario late filing undervaluation — Treadstone Law
- After certificate of appointment ontario next steps — Treadstone Law
- Probate planning for business owners ontario — Treadstone Law
- Estate trustee selling to related party self dealing ontario — Treadstone Law
- Amending or withdrawing probate application ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law