Losing someone is hard. The paperwork should not make it harder.
Ontario probate forms, done right, for a flat price.
Answer plain questions. We fill the official court forms, work out the estate tax, and give you simple steps to file — for $199 + HST (small estates) or $449 + HST.
Free until you download. No account, no email, and no card until the end. Your answers save on this device.
This is the first thing we ask
Did the person who died leave a signed will?
Tap your answer to begin — it counts as question one.
About 10 minutes in, you'll know if your estate fits. If it's a kind we don't handle — where a lawyer is the right help — we say so plainly, and you pay nothing.
✓ The court's own official forms — never look-alikes · ✓ 20 Ontario courthouses verified · ✓ Current to the August 2025 form updates — form list last checked July 2026 · ✓ Answers encrypted, stored in Canada
What you get
- Every official court form, filled in and checked
- Your estate tax worked out, with the math shown
- A cover checklist made for your courthouse
- Letters and a tracking sheet for notifying family
- Plain-words steps: where to send it all, and when
Watch how it works
A short replay of the real questions — answered for the Bishops, a practice family we test our software with.
A replay with the Bishops, a practice family. Not real people.
Scene 1 of 8Before we start
Did the person who died leave a signed will?
Before we start
Is there more than one will?
Before we start
Does the will name you to be in charge?
The fit check
This estate fits.
The Bishop estate is $85,300 — under the $150,000 small-estate line.
Small estate — $199 + HST.
Free until the end. You pay only at the end, after you check every answer.
Check your answers
You check every answer before we build.
- The person who died
- Eleanor Grace Bishop
- The will is dated
- 14/06/2017
- What the estate is worth
- $85,300
- People who get a share
- 3 people
You can change any answer before anything is built.
We build your papers
Your download folder
- Form 74.1A — the application, filled in
- Form 74.1B — the request to file, filled in
- Form 74.1C — the draft certificate, filled in
- Your checklist, tax worksheet, sending-copies tracking sheet, and filing steps — each as a web page and a PDF
- START-HERE.txt — read this first
The court forms are the court's own official files, filled in — never look-alikes.
The tax worksheet
The tax math, shown in full
The estate is worth $85,300.
The first $50,000 is free: $0.
That leaves $35,300.
Round up to 36 thousands. 36 × $15 = $540.
Tax to pay when you file: $540
That was the path — from the first question to finished papers.
Your questions look exactly like this.
Start the free fit checkFree until you download. No account, no email, and no card until the end.
Our Fix-It-Free Promise: if the court returns your application because of a fixable error in our documents, we fix them and give you the new package free. Read the promise
How it works
Answer questions
Plain questions, one at a time. Save anytime and come back. You can't wreck anything — every answer saves by itself, and you can change any answer later.
We build your papers
Your answers go onto the official Ontario court forms — checked against the court's own rules, so small mistakes don't cost you months.
You file them
You get simple steps made for your courthouse: what to sign, what to send, where it goes, and what happens next. Nothing goes to the court until you send it yourself.
What will the estate tax be?
Ontario charges a tax when you apply. Use our free calculator to see it — instantly, no email needed.
Open the free calculatorFree guides, in plain words
Everything here is free to read. No email needed. Checked against Ontario's official sources.
Why applications get sent back
The nine mistakes that cost months — and the fix for each.
Read the guide →
Probate in Ontario: a plain-words guide
What probate is, who needs it, and what happens when.
Read the guide →
Small estates: the $150,000 process
The simpler path for smaller estates, step by step.
Read the guide →
$79 + HST
Filling the forms yourself? Get your work checked before you file.
Answer the same free questions, and automated checks look at your facts — the tax math, the dates, the names. Re-run it free for 12 months.
$49 + HST
Already have your certificate? One report is still owed.
The Estate Information Return goes to the government within 180 days. We get it ready from your answers — included free in every package, or on its own if a lawyer did your probate.
Who we are — and how we protect your information
Who's behind ProbatePrep
ProbatePrep is made by NeuraBuild Solutions Inc., an Ontario company. We built it after seeing how often the court sends probate papers back over small mistakes — and how many months a bounce can cost.
We are self-help software, not a law firm. Our questions tell you honestly when your situation is one we don't handle — and a lawyer is the right help.
How we protect your information
- Your answers are locked with AES-256 encryption before we store them — the locking method banks and governments use.
- Your answers start on this device. If you sign in to save your progress, they are stored in Canada.
- We never sell your information. No ad trackers.
- You can delete everything, any time. It really deletes.
- Payments are handled by Stripe. Your card details never touch us.
We can't help every estate — and we say so before you pay
Our questions check your situation against 28 kinds of estates we don't handle — where a lawyer is the right help: no will, a child who inherits, family conflict, and more. If yours is one of them, we tell you plainly, point you to the Law Society of Ontario's free referral service, and you pay nothing.
Clear, flat pricing
Blank forms from the government, or $19 form kits
$0–$19
- ✓The forms themselves
- —Nobody fills them in
- —No error checks — a returned filing goes back in the queue, often for months in busy courts
ProbatePrep — most estates with a will
$199–$449 + HST
- ✓Forms filled in and cross-checked
- ✓Tax math, notice letters, filing steps
- ✓Fix-and-regenerate promise
- ✓Pay only when your papers are ready
A probate lawyer
$1,475+
- ✓The right choice for complicated estates
- ✓Our questions tell you honestly when that's the right choice
Full details on the pricing page. Not sure the estate needs probate at all? Take the free 2-minute check — sometimes the honest answer is that you don't need us.