No statute created one. Wills are located through lawyers, banks and private registries, which is precisely the gap that leaves.
The Canadian position
No statute created one. Wills are located through lawyers, banks and private registries, which is precisely the gap that leaves.
Provincial law governs administration, so confirm the position where the estate will actually 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 mechanism 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.
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Conflicting wills which one governs ontario — Treadstone Law
- Multiple wills ontario private company shares probate avoidance — Treadstone Law
- Private company shares valuation estate administration tax ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law