Ontario probate forms: the complete free list

Every Ontario probate form is free. The government publishes them all, and nobody needs to pay for blank copies — not $19, not anything. Here is the complete list for probate applications, what each form does, and the official download source.

All forms live at the official site: ontariocourtforms.on.ca. They come as fillable Word files. Always take the current version from that page — versions change, and courts notice.

The Ontario probate forms list

Most applications use only a handful of forms. Which ones depends on the size of the estate:

• Small estate ($150,000 or less): Form 74.1A, Form 74.1B, and Form 74.1C. If there is a will, the original will goes in too, marked as an exhibit to a witness’s affidavit — Form 74D.
• Standard application (any value, with a valid will): Form 74A, Form 74B, and Form 74C. Add Form 74D when the will has no affidavit of execution attached.
• Form 74G joins either package when a named executor steps aside.

We wrote a plain-words guide for each of the main forms:

• Form 74.1A — Application for a Small Estate Certificate
• Form 74.1B — Request to File
• Form 74.1C — Small Estate Certificate (draft)
• Form 74A — Application for a Certificate of Appointment
• Form 74B — Affidavit of Service of Application
• Form 74C — the draft certificate
• Form 74D — Affidavit of Execution of Will
• Form 74G — Renunciation and Consent

The full tables below list every form in the 74 series, including the rarer ones.

Standard applications (estate of any value, with or without a will)

Form	What it is	You’ll need it when
74A	Application for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee	Always — this is the main application
74B	Affidavit of Service of Application	Always (self-represented) — proves everyone got their copy
74B.1	Lawyer’s Certificate of Service	Only lawyers use this instead of 74B
74C	Certificate of Appointment (draft)	Always — you prepare the certificate the court will issue
74D	Affidavit of Execution of Will or Codicil	When the will has no affidavit attached — a witness swears they saw it signed
74E	Affidavit of Condition of Will or Codicil	When the will has marks, changes, or damage to explain
74F	Affidavit re a Holograph Will or Codicil	Handwritten wills — someone proves the handwriting
74G	Renunciation and Consent	When a named executor steps aside, or beneficiaries consent (including about bonds)
74I	Order in an Estates Proceeding (draft)	When you ask a judge for an order — for example, about a bond
4C	Backsheet	The standard back page for court documents
4D	Affidavit (general)	General sworn statements — for example, supporting a bond request

One form you may see referenced elsewhere — Form 74H (Consent) — no longer exists. It was revoked in 2024; the combined Form 74G covers it now. If a kit or article tells you to file 74H, that kit is out of date.

Small estate applications ($150,000 or less)

Form	What it is
74.1A	Application for a Small Estate Certificate — the main form
74.1B	Request to File — confirms you sent notices and waited 30 days
74.1C	Small Estate Certificate (draft)
74.1D	Registrar’s Notice — the court uses this to tell you about problems
74.1E	Application to Amend a Small Estate Certificate — for assets found later
74.1F	Amended Small Estate Certificate (draft)

So what does anyone pay for?

Not the forms — the filling. The forms are long, interconnected, and picky:

• Names must match the will and the death certificate exactly, character by character.
• The tax has a round-up rule that’s easy to get wrong by one step.
• The small-estate stream has a 30-day timing rule with proof requirements.
• Every person entitled to a share must be served, the right way.
• The forms cross-reference each other; an answer changed in one place must change everywhere.

Court staff check all of it, and applications with errors get returned — often after weeks in the queue. That’s the gap paid tools fill: a $19 kit gives you the same free forms with instructions; software like ours ($199–$449) fills the forms from plain questions and checks the details; a lawyer ($1,500+) does everything and gives advice.

Sources

• Official forms: Estates forms under the Rules of Civil Procedure
• Which forms in which situation: Ontario’s probate guide and Rules 74–74.1

All sources checked 14 July 2026.