How to notify the estate registrar of a deposited will — and autofill Form 74.1 with my-id.ca
Notify the estate registrar of a deposited will without retyping your details
When a will or codicil is deposited with the court, the notice to the estate registrar repeats the deceased's name, your details, and information about the deposited document. 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 74-1 - Courts of Justice Act. Notice to Estate Registrar of Deposit of Will or Codicil — rcp-74-1
What this form is about
Form 74.1 notifies the Estate Registrar for Ontario that a will or codicil has been deposited with the Superior Court of Justice. It is filed when a will is placed in safekeeping before or during estate administration.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- The deceased's full legal name and date of death.
- Details of the deposited will or codicil.
- Court location where the will was deposited.
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 a will deposited with the court?
- A will may be deposited for safekeeping before death or as part of estate administration. Confirm the process on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address so you can focus on the will and deceased details.
- Does my-id.ca deposit the will?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you file the notice and deposit through the court.
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.