Apply for a certificate of appointment as a corporate estate trustee without retyping your details

When a corporation such as a trust company applies to be estate trustee with a will, the application repeats the corporation's name, address, and authorized representative details. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

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 74-5 - Courts of Justice Act. Application for Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee with a Will (Corporate Applicant) — rcp-74-5

What this form is about

Form 74.5 is the application for a certificate of appointment of estate trustee with a will by a corporate applicant, such as a trust company acting as estate trustee under the deceased's will.

Before you start: what to gather

• Corporate applicant's legal name and business address.
• Authorized representative's name and contact details.
• The deceased's name, date of death, and will.
• Beneficiaries and persons entitled to notice.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.