The provincial office that steps in where no one else can act.
In Islamic law
A last resort. Naming an executor and a guardian in a will is what keeps an estate out of this office.
In Canadian law
May administer estates where no executor is available, and manages property for incapable people and minors.
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:
- Public guardian trustee last resort ontario
- Reporting poa abuse public guardian trustee ontario
- Limitation periods minors incapable persons 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.
- Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 — Government of Ontario
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Public guardian trustee last resort ontario — Treadstone Law
- Reporting poa abuse public guardian trustee ontario — Treadstone Law
- Limitation periods minors incapable persons ontario — Treadstone Law
- Litigation guardian incapable party will dispute ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law