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Each province and territory is different and a chart of the court probate fees by province is shown at the end of this post. There is no fee or a very low fee for smaller estates. The areas of Canada that have a maximum fee are Alberta ($400) and Quebec ($65).
Probate fees are literally a tax grab at the time of death. Probate fees are the provincial taxmanâs way of getting more of your assets after your death. Itâs bad enough that the taxman snatches up huge amounts of a Canadianâs Registered Retirement Savings Plan or RIF at the time of death.