Nunavut Same as Alberta Nova Scotia First $10,000 - $70 $10,000 to $24,999 - $176 $25,000 to $49,999 - $293 $50,000 to $100,000 Progressive to $820 – Over $100,000 - $820 + $13.85 per $1000 over $100,000 First $50,000 - $5 per $1000 Ontario Over $50,000 - $15 per $1000 Prince Edward Island First $10,000 - $50 $10,001 to $100,000 - $400 Over $100,000 - $400 + $4 per $1000 + 0.2% Closing Fee Quebec $65 for non-notarial wills $0 for notarial wills (notarial wills do not need to be probated) Saskatchewan All Estates - $7 per $1000 Yukon First $25,000 No fee – Over $25,000 - $140 Table 4 3 Sample Probate Calculation of $625,000 Estate Ontario British Columbia PEI First $50,000 $250 $50,000 $358 $100,000 $400 Remaining $575,000 $8,625 $575,000 $8,050 $525,000 $2,100 TOTAL $8,875 $8,408 $2,500* * Plus a 0.2% Closing Fee 4 7.2 Onerous New Rules – Acting as an estate trustee can be an onerous task. Recent amendments to Ontario's will change the process for paying probate fees, and will Estate Administration Tax Act both clarify and add to the obligations of estate trustees.
Nunavut Same as Alberta Nova Scotia First $10,000 - $70 $10,000 to $24,999 - $176 $25,000 to $49,999 - $293 $50,000 to $100,000 – Progressive to $820 Over $100,000 - $820 + $13.85 per $1000 over $100,000 Ontario First $50,000 - $5 per $1000 Over $50,000 - $15 per $1000 Prince Edward Island First $10,000 - $50 $10,001 to $100,000 - $400 Over $100,000 - $400 + $4 per $1000 + 0.2% Closing Fee Quebec $65 for non-notarial wills $0 for notarial wills (notarial wills do not need to be probated) Saskatchewan All Estates - $7 per $1000 Yukon First $25,000 – No fee Over $25,000 - $140 Table 4 3 Sample Probate Calculation of $625,000 Estate Ontario British Columbia PEI First $50,000 $250 $50,000 $358 $100,000 $400 Remaining $575,000 $8,625 $575,000 $8,050 $525,000 $2,100 TOTAL $8,875 $8,408 $2,500* * Plus a 0.2% Closing Fee 4 – 7.2 Onerous New Rules Acting as an estate trustee can be an onerous task. Recent amendments to Ontario's Estate Administration Tax Act will change the process for paying probate fees, and will both clarify and add to the obligations of estate trustees.
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