The funeral director registers the death provincially. The executor separately notifies CRA, Service Canada and pension administrators.
The Canadian position
The funeral director registers the death provincially. The executor separately notifies CRA, Service Canada and pension administrators.
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.
Making an Islamic will in Canada — province by province, and what makes one valid where you live →
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
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Income Tax Act, RSC 1985, c 1 (5th Supp) — Justice Laws Canada
- Notifying institutions government after death ontario — Treadstone Law
- How executor notifies beneficiaries ontario — Treadstone Law
- Workplace pension death benefit vs rrsp death benefit ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law