In 2015, the Law Commission of Ontario released its final report for the Simplified Procedures for Small
Estates. Since that time, there has been speculation as to how and when the law might be updated to make
it less onerous to obtain the authority to administer an estate in Ontario when dealing with limited assets,
with the process of applying for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee With or Without a Will
(often referred to as “probate”) being the same regardless of the size of an estate…

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