How to apply for confirmation by resealing of an estate appointment — and autofill Form 74.27 with my-id.ca
Apply for resealing of an out-of-province estate appointment without retyping your details
When an estate trustee was appointed outside Ontario, resealing the appointment in Ontario repeats the applicant's name, address, and foreign appointment details. 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 74.27 - Application for Confirmation by Resealing of Appointment or Certificate of Ancillary Appointment of Estate Trustee — rcp-74-27
What this form is about
Form 74.27 is the application for confirmation by resealing of an appointment or certificate of ancillary appointment of estate trustee — used when a foreign grant must be recognized for Ontario assets.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant's full legal name and address.
- The deceased's name and date of death.
- Foreign appointment or certificate details.
- Ontario assets in the estate.
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
- When is resealing needed?
- When an estate trustee was appointed outside Ontario but must deal with assets located in Ontario.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address while you gather foreign grant documents.
- Does my-id.ca get the resealing?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you file with the Superior Court of Justice.
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.