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Form 74G explained, in plain words

Updated 2026-08-16 · 6 minute read · checked against official Ontario sources

Form 74G is an Ontario court form called Renunciation and Consent. It is part of a probate application — the package that asks the court to confirm who runs an estate. It is never filed on its own. It goes in with the main application (Form 74A or 74J).

The form has two parts. Part A lets a person give up their right to the job. The court calls the job “estate trustee.” Most often this is an executor named in the will who does not want to act. Part B lets a person with a share of the estate say yes: to the applicant getting the job, to skipping or shrinking a bond, or more than one of these. A Part B bond consent can also support a small estate application (Form 74.1A).

One note if you are reading older guides: there used to be a separate consent form, Form 74H. It was cancelled on April 1, 2024, and Form 74G Part B does that job now.

Who fills it in, who signs it

The applicant files this form with the court. But the signatures on it come from other people. The person giving up the job signs Part A. The person saying yes signs Part B. Each person signs their own copy — one Form 74G per person. A witness signs next to them. The form’s own instruction says each completed part must be “dated, signed, and witnessed.”

Two things stand out:

  • No commissioner is needed. Many probate forms are sworn in front of a commissioner for taking affidavits. This one is not. There is no commissioner block on the form. A witness is enough.
  • Part B is for adults only. The form says the person consenting must be 18 or over, and must be entitled to a share of the estate.

What the form asks for, part by part

The top of the form

The heading reads: “IN THE ESTATE OF (insert name), deceased.” “Deceased” means the person who died. The name typed here should match the name on the main application form. An instruction box says both parts may be completed, or only one. A part that does not apply may be deleted or struck out.

Part A — giving up the job

The form calls this “renunciation.” It means giving up the right to act.

It asks for:

  • The full name of the person giving up the job.

  • One reason, from three choices. The form says “select one of the following”:

    1. They were named as estate trustee in the will. This choice also asks for the name of the person who died and the date of the will.
    2. There is no will, and they come before the applicants in line.
    3. There is no will, and they stand in equal line with the applicants.

    The last two also ask for their relationship to the person who died.

  • Then a fixed line: “I renounce my right to a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee.”

  • Then a date, the person’s signature, their printed name, and the witness’s signature and printed name.

The rules ask for this part from every living person named in the will as estate trustee who could join the application but is not. When there is no will, the rules ask the same of every person with an equal or better right to apply who is not joining. Each such person signs their own Form 74G. The applicant files them all with the application.

Part B — saying yes

The form calls this “consent.” It starts with the person’s name. Then comes the statement that they are “entitled to share in the distribution of the estate” — in plain words, they get part of the estate.

Then come checkboxes. The person can say yes to one or both of:

  • The application itself. The applicants’ names go in. One box is ticked for the exact certificate type the application asks for. Six types are listed, such as “estate trustee with a Will.” The rules ask for this consent when there is no will, or when the applicant is not named in the will. The people consenting must together hold more than half of the estate’s value, counted on the day the person died.
  • The bond. A bond is a money promise the court can ask an applicant to set up. The rules let the court skip it, or shrink it, when the right people agree in writing. The boxes here say yes to “an order dispensing with the filing of an estate administration bond,” or to reducing the bond to a stated dollar amount.

Then a date, the person’s signature, their printed name, and the witness again.

For the bond request without a court motion, the rule is strict. The court needs a signed consent from each person entitled to share in the estate. One Form 74G per person. None of them can be a minor. None can be an adult who cannot manage their own affairs, unless someone has the legal power to act for them. And the consents do not travel alone: a draft order (Form 74I) and a sworn affidavit (Form 4D) go in with them.

Mistakes that get this form bounced

  1. Names that don’t match. The name of the person who died appears at the top and again inside Part A or Part B. Every spot must match the main application. Court staff cannot guess that two spellings mean one person.
  2. An old version of the form. The current Form 74G is dated November 1, 2023. Before April 1, 2024 there were two separate forms — an older 74G and Form 74H. The court expects the current combined form.
  3. A missing date, signature, or witness. Each completed part needs all three. The form’s instruction is exact: “dated, signed, and witnessed.”
  4. More than one reason ticked in Part A. The form says to select one of the three statements. Two ticks, or none, leaves the form unclear.
  5. A missing person on a bond consent. The rule requires a consent from each person entitled to share. If even one person’s Form 74G is missing, the request does not meet the rule.

Where to get it and where it goes

The court publishes Form 74G as a free Word file on the official court forms site. The footer of the real form reads “RCP-E 74G (November 1, 2023)” — that is the current version.

The signed form never travels alone. The applicant files it together with the probate application, usually at the courthouse for the county or district where the person who died lived. Where the court takes filings by email, Form 74G is on the list of documents that can go by email. The court’s e-filing rules ask for PDF files — one form per PDF. Each email must stay under both of the court’s limits: 35 pages and 35 MB. The original will is different. Even with an email filing, it must reach the courthouse on paper — in person, by mail, or by courier. The Ontario government’s guidance says applications are usually processed within 15 business days.

Sources

Sources last checked 14 July 2026.

This guide is legal information, not legal advice. For advice about your specific situation, consult a lawyer licensed in Ontario.