How do I make an Islamic will in Etobicoke?
The same way as anywhere in Ontario — and that is the point worth understanding. There is no Etobicoke will law. Wills are provincial, so the rules that decide whether your will is valid are Ontario’s. What is genuinely local is everything around the will: which mosques here can perform a janazah, where they bury, and what it costs.
- Work out the shares. The faraid calculator gives every heir’s fraction under the school you follow, with a written report you can hand to a drafter.
- Meet Ontario’s formalities. This is the part that decides whether the document works at all — valid (the Ontario formalities in full).
- Check your beneficiary designations. An RRSP, a TFSA or a life policy with a named beneficiary may pass outside the estate under Canadian law — whether it also sits outside the tarikah is disputed among contemporary scholars, so do not assume it escapes the shares.
- Have it drafted. The Registry does not draft wills. Treadstone Law, an independent Ontario firm, handles the drafting side.
- Record where it is kept — free, and it is what lets your executor find it.
Municipalities have no jurisdiction over wills or estates. Under s. 92(13) of the Constitution Act, 1867 that is provincial. Any page promising a “Etobicoke Islamic will” is selling you a Ontario will.
The Ontario rules that decide whether it works
| Governing statute | Succession Law Reform Act |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice |
| Handwritten (holograph) wills | Valid |
| Probate cost | Estate Administration Tax: nil on the first $50,000, then about $15 per $1,000 of value above that (roughly 1.5%). A Small Estate Certificate is available for estates of $150,000 or less. |
| Spouse’s share if there is no will | $350,000 for deaths on or after 1 March 2021 ($200,000 before that date). |
| Challenges to the will | Dependant support claims under Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act. Ontario does not have a BC-style wills variation regime for independent adult children. |
Deeper: making a valid will · dying without one · probate · challenges.
Mosques in Etobicoke with janazah services
An Islamic will usually records burial wishes — ghusl, kafan, burial without delay. A janazah needs physical facilities: a mortuary, cold storage, a washing room. Not every mosque has them.
These are the 4 Etobicoke mosques with a confirmed service, from each organisation’s own published information.
| Mosque | Funeral line | Mortuary | Cold storage | Ghusl facilities | Women’s ghusl | Kafan | Burial coordination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darul Hijra Islamic Centre | (416) 747-9991 | ||||||
| Etobicoke Muslim Community Organization (EMCO) | (416) 745-3626 | ||||||
| Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque | (416) 745-2888 | ||||||
| Ummah Nabawiah Masjid (UNM) | (416) 748-8033 |
The other 8 Etobicoke mosques we list have not published a funeral service. A blank is not a no — it means we could not confirm it.
Where Etobicoke’s mosques bury
Burial grounds in Etobicoke
Glendale Funeral Home & Cemetery (Glendale Memorial Gardens). Commercial cemetery, funeral home and crematorium on Albion Road in north Etobicoke, operated by Arbor Memorial; address, postal code and the published contact number are taken from the structured data on Arbor's own branch page (the number is Arbor's central line, not a site-specific office number - see caution below). A general cemetery serving all faiths and operating a crematorium, so all_muslim is false. Named as a burial destination on the funeral page of Brampton Makki Masjid (Islamic Society of Peel), which lists it fourth among the cemeteries where "burial arrangement will be accommodated by the Society ... provided the family requesting the service make all the necessary arrangements" (the others being Meadowvale, Glen Oaks, Glenview Memorial Gardens and Beechwood); the Society itself only arranges burials directly at Brampton Memorial Gardens. NOT CONFIRMED and left null: whether Glendale has a designated Muslim section. No mosque page found states one, and Arbor's own site is JavaScript-only and says nothing about faith sections. The Etobicoke Muslim Community Organization publishes a burial-plots page for this cemetery but the site was returning a database error on the day of research and could not be read, so it is not cited here. PHONE CAUTION: public listings show a site-level funeral home number 416-679-1803 and cemetery number 416-675-9489, neither of which could be confirmed on a primary source; only Arbor's own 1-888-700-7766 is recorded. Verify by phone before publishing.
What a burial costs here
The order of payment matters for a will: funeral expenses come out first, then debts, then any bequest — capped at one third — and only then are the fixed shares calculated. A large funeral bill shrinks every heir’s share. See the itemised costs for this region, with the plot, the grave opening and the mosque’s own fee separated.
Islamic schools, for the guardianship clause
A will names a guardian for children under 18, and families often want that person to keep the children in Islamic education. We list 2 schools in Etobicoke: Al-Azhar Academy of Canada · Darul Hijra Islamic School. All Etobicoke listings ›
The organisations in Etobicoke
Each account below is drawn from the organisation’s own published information, checked on the date shown in its directory entry. We record what they say about themselves; we do not assess it.
Bosnian Islamic Centre (Bosanski Islamski Centar)
The centre calls itself 'The oldest Bosnian mosque in Canada, initially named the Croatian Mosque ... one of the oldest mosques in Toronto, and certainly the oldest mosque with a minaret.' Its own account: 'The original founders and organizers of the mosque were Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) who chose to identify as Croatian. They purchased the land and church in 1973 at the same address. Approximately ten years later the old building was demolished and a completely new mosque was built, and in 1985 the first minaret in Ontario was erected beside the mosque. The construction was supported by many Balkan Muslims, Croatian associations and churches, as well as the World Islamic League at the UN and the Embassy of Saudi Arabia from Ottawa.' Imams from Arab countries led the congregation until 1989, when Nedzad ef. Hafizovic was hired and 'continues to serve the mosque today'; the mosque was renamed Bosnian Islamic Centre at its 1995 annual assembly. CRA registered BOSNIAN ISLAMIC CENTRE (893211664RR0001) effective 1979-11-01 at 75 Birmingham St - the mosque's own address - six years after the property was bought.
Listed services: five daily prayers, Jumu'ah khutbah and prayer (two khutbahs through the winter), two Eid prayers yearly, marriage counselling, marriage services, both civil and Shari'a, mewluds commemorating various Islamic events and 4 more.
Etobicoke Jamatkhana (Ismaili Muslim community centre)
Etobicoke is one of the jamatkhanas of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in Ontario, named in the Ismaili Council for Canada's own list of Ontario jamatkhanas and served by Council-appointed education representatives. Jamatkhanas are administered within the structure of His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Canada, based at 49 Wynford Drive in Toronto, rather than as separately registered charities.
Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque
The mosque's own history page states: 'Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque is a federally incorporated charitable organization established in 1990s. Khalid Mosque is operated by the Somali Islamic Society of Canada, a registered Canadian charity (Charity Number: 13638 0904 RR0001).' It records that the group 'purchased a property (0.84 acres) in November 26, 1996 at 16 Bethridge Rd. in Etobicoke', that 'The original cost of the building was $450,000', that the land 'was zoned for Masjid', and that 'in December 1998, Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque started to serve the community' with five daily prayers, taraweeh and tahajjud, Ramadan iftar, Eid prayers, Hajj and Umrah services, Qur'anic memorization, study circles, youth programs, counselling, marriage and 'Complete Funeral services (Janazah)'. CRA's Charities Listing confirms SOMALI ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF CANADA, BN 136380904RR0001, at 16 Bethridge Rd Etobicoke, as Registered with an effective date of status of 1990-05-09 — eight years before the mosque itself opened on the site.
Listed services: janazah services (ghusl with male volunteers for men and female volunteers for women, shrouding, casket, janazah prayer), Islamic counselling, marriage services, Hajj and Umrah services, Qur'anic memorization classes, study circles and 8 more.
Masjid Al-Istiqama
The masjid describes itself as 'established as a centre of learning and a source of guidance in Toronto, Canada, with the aim of promoting the methodology of the Sahabah (companions) and the early generations of scholars of Islam to the English-speaking Muslims', under the site-wide tagline 'Guiding Hearts Through the Way of the Salaf'. Its legal statement discloses the corporate name: 'Masjid Al-Istiqama incorporated as As-Salaf As-Saalih and located at 1-1357 Mrtin Grove Road, Etobicoke, ON Canada M9W 4X6'. No CRA charity registration could be found under 'Istiqama', 'Salaf' or 'Saalih', and the masjid publishes no registration number; its finances page says only that 'the Masjid's expenses are divided up amongst brothers and sisters in our community to cover the cost of the rent'. It publishes no founding year.
Listed services: five daily prayers, with the adhan called 15 minutes before each iqamah except Maghrib, Friday congregational prayer 'with hand-picked, relevant topics', fatwa service - 'Islamic verdicts regarding jurisprudential matters pertaining to muslims in the west', Islamic Shariah courses 'held regularly on a rolling basis', lectures, reminders and classes 'given by students of knowledge', counselling 'based on principles and frameworks found in the Qur'an and Sunnah' and 3 more.
Ummah Nabawiah Masjid (UNM)
The masjid's own about section states: 'UNM is a registered non-profit charitable organization established in 1994. The current masjid building (approximately 28000 SF) was purchased in 1996 and converted to its current state in the last 12 years.' CRA registered it under the legal name NABAWI MOSQUE (890078793RR0001) effective 1995-01-01 at 2074 Kipling Ave, Etobicoke - the masjid's own address - a year after it was established and a year before it bought the building. Its stated mission is 'to bring the message of Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims and provide services to facilitate and promote Islamic conduct in an environment of brotherhood'.
Listed services: five daily prayers with published adhan and iqama times, two Friday jama'ahs, with the khutbah 'given in Dari (Farsi), Arabic and English', funeral services: 'The Nabawiah Masjid has the facilities and volunteers to assist you with the funeral arrangement. We have well-equipped mortuary to give ghusl (bathing) and cold/refrigerated room for the storage of bodies.', nikah services, three Eid prayers, taraweeh in Ramadan and 2 more.
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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.
- Surah an-Nisa 4:11–12, 4:176 — Quran.com
- Book of Wills (Wasaya) — Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunnah.com
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Estate Administration Tax — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario