Ontario's formal grant of probate.
In Islamic law
Procedural — it does not affect the shares.
In Canadian law
The court document confirming a will and authorising the estate trustee to act. Financial institutions and the land registry generally require it.
Making an Islamic will in Canada — province by province, and what makes one valid where you live →
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- What is certificate of appointment estate trustee
- What is certificate of appointment estate trustee ontario
- Certificate of appointment vs letters probate ontario
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
- Estates Act, RSO 1990, c E.21 — Government of Ontario
- What is certificate of appointment estate trustee — Treadstone Law
- What is certificate of appointment estate trustee ontario — Treadstone Law
- Certificate of appointment vs letters probate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Estate trustee sell before certificate of appointment ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law