How to apply as succeeding limited estate trustee (Form 74.21.1) — and autofill rcp-74-21-1 with my-id.ca
Apply for a succeeding limited certificate without retyping applicant and estate details
Applicants for succeeding limited certificates repeat estate trustee identity, deceased and prior trustee details, beneficiary names, and counsel contacts on every Form 74.21.1 under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 74-21-1 Courts of Justice Act. Application for Certificate of Appointment as Succeeding Estate Trustee Whit a Will Limited to the Assets Referred To in the Will — rcp-74-21-1
What this form is about
Form rcp-74-21-1 is Form 74.21.1 — Application for Certificate of Appointment as Succeeding Estate Trustee With a Will Limited to the Assets Referred To in the Will — confirm probate procedure on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant succeeding trustee full legal name and address.
- Deceased's name and prior certificate details.
- Beneficiary names and addresses if required.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and limited assets — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your trustee, deceased, and counsel identity 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 74.21.1 used?
- When a succeeding trustee needs a limited certificate — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills trustee, deceased, and counsel identity fields.
- How does Form 74.22 relate?
- Form rcp-74-22 is consent to appointment as succeeding trustee with a will.
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.