Probate fees by province

Probate is the court confirming that a will is valid and the executor may act. Most provinces charge for it on the value that goes through the estate. What passes by a named beneficiary or by joint ownership usually does not count, which is why how things are held matters.

Province	How it is charged	On $500,000	On $1,000,000
Alberta	A flat court fee on the net value of the estate: $35 up to $10,000, rising to $525 above $250,000. Source	$525	$525
British Columbia	Nothing up to $25,000, then $6 per $1,000 or part to $50,000 and $14 per $1,000 or part above it, plus a $200 filing fee. Source	$6,650	$13,650
Manitoba	No probate fee. Manitoba abolished it in November 2020. Source	$0	$0
New Brunswick	Since 12 June 2026: $200 up to $20,000, then $5 per $1,000 or part to $100,000, then $600 plus $15 per $1,000 or part above that. Source	$6,600	$14,100
Newfoundland and Labrador	$60 for the first $1,000, then $0.60 for every $100 above it, which is 0.6%. Source	$3,054	$6,054
Nova Scotia	Tiers from $85.60 up to $1,002.65 at $100,000, then $16.95 for every $1,000 or part above it. Source	$7,783	$16,258
Ontario	Estate Administration Tax: nothing on the first $50,000, then $15 for every $1,000 or part of $1,000 above it. Source	$6,750	$14,250
Prince Edward Island	Tiers from $50 up to $400 at $100,000, then $4 for every $1,000 or part above it. Source	$2,000	$4,000
Québec	No probate tax. A notarial will needs no probate at all; a handwritten or witnessed will has to be verified by a court or a notary, which costs a modest fee. Source	$0	$0
Saskatchewan	$7 for every $1,000 of the estate, which is 0.7%. Source	$3,500	$7,000

Checked September 2026. New Brunswick raised its fees on 12 June 2026. Figures are for an estate entirely within the province; what counts toward the value differs, and Alberta charges on the value net of debts. See what yours would be.