A recent Saskatchewan case highlights how will challenges vary by province to province as does the evidentiary threshold required under each jurisdiction. For example, in Saskatchewan, an applicant/challenger must go through two levels of hearings; a threshold Chambers hearing (a judge reviews the written record to determine if there is sufficient merit in the application […] Read More
An interesting feature of estate law is that it has the potential to overlap or interact with many other areas of the law. The recent Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) case of Miller Estate v. Arguelles (“Miller”) demonstrates the intersection of estate law with questions relating to landlord and tenants and specifically, issues respecting eviction. Read More
In April 2026, I wrote about the decision in Kunka Estate v. Giasson, which considered whether resulting trust principles apply to beneficiary designations on registered accounts such as TFSAs and RRIFs. Read More
Our collaborative blog, All About Estates, is now over 15 years old. Around 3,500 people subscribe to the daily emails; the website receives 5,000 visits a month, with 11,000 page views. Read More
Certificates of Appointments of Estate Trustee, or probate, as it is often referred to, is the process which confirms the ability of an estate trustee to administer an estate. Read More
