How to consent to a succeeding estate trustee appointment (with a will) — and autofill Form 74.22 with my-id.ca
Consent to a succeeding estate trustee with a will without retyping your details
When a new estate trustee with a will is appointed to replace someone who has died, resigned, or been removed, beneficiaries who consent repeat their name, address, and interest in the estate. 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 74-22 - Courts of Justice Act. Consent to Applicant's Appointment as Succeeding Estate Trustee With a Will — rcp-74-22
What this form is about
Form 74.22 is the consent of a person with an interest in the estate to the applicant's appointment as succeeding estate trustee with a will. It is filed with the estate application at the Superior Court of Justice.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Your relationship to the deceased or the estate.
- The applicant's name seeking appointment as succeeding trustee.
- The deceased's name and relevant estate details.
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 completes Form 74.22?
- A beneficiary or other person with an interest in the estate who consents to the applicant being appointed succeeding estate trustee with a will.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address so you can confirm your consent and relationship to the estate.
- Does my-id.ca file the consent?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; the applicant files the signed consent with 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.