How to give notice of an intestate estate application — and autofill Form 74.17 with my-id.ca
Serve notice of an estate application without a will without retyping your details
Before applying for a certificate of appointment without a will, you must give notice to certain people — and Form 74.17 repeats the applicant's name, the deceased's details, and who must receive notice. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Apply for probate of an estate — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 74-17 Courts of Justice Act. Notice of an Application for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee Without a Will — rcp-74-17
What this form is about
Form 74.17 is the notice of application for a certificate of appointment of estate trustee without a will. It must be served on beneficiaries and others entitled to notice before the application is filed at the Superior Court of Justice.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant's full legal name and address.
- The deceased's name, date of death, and last address.
- Names and addresses of persons entitled to notice.
- Court location where the application will be filed.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who must receive Form 74.17?
- Beneficiaries and others entitled to notice of an application for a certificate without a will. Confirm the list on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills the applicant's name and address and helps you track recipients' details.
- When must notice be given?
- Before filing the application — confirm timing on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.