How to understand a succeeding estate trustee certificate with a will — and autofill related forms with my-id.ca
Work with a succeeding estate trustee certificate with a will without retyping your details
When a new estate trustee with a will replaces a previous trustee, the court issues a certificate — and follow-on filings repeat names, addresses, and estate 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 74-23 - Courts of Justice Act. Cerificate of Appointment of Succeeding Estate Trustee With a Will — rcp-74-23
What this form is about
Form 74.23 is the certificate of appointment of succeeding estate trustee with a will, issued after the court approves replacement of a previous estate trustee where the deceased left a will.
Before you start: what to gather
- The succeeding trustee's full legal name and address.
- The deceased's name and will details.
- Prior certificate and court file number.
- Estate assets to administer.
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 Form 74.23 issued?
- After the court approves appointing a succeeding estate trustee with a will.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It stores trustee and deceased details for administration and court filings.
- Is this the same as the initial certificate?
- No — it follows a succeeding trustee application, not the original probate application.
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.