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If the value of the estate in British Columbia does not exceed $25,000, no probate fee is payable, and only the basic application fee of $200 is required. For large estate, it is possible to reduce probate fees with proper estate planning.
Each jurisdiction differs as to how they provide for the payment to an executor of a fee for their care and management of an estate. British Columbia does it through a Trustee Act, Â§88 and 90 which, as of July 2010, read as follows: