Probate in Ireland from Canada

The provincial grant stops at the Atlantic — Irish assets need an Irish grant, extracted here, entirely remotely.

The Canadian estate meets Ireland at a familiar diaspora junction: the administration proceeds in Ontario or British Columbia until the schedule reaches the Irish line — land never transferred, shares never sold, the account from before emigration. Ireland does not reseal foreign grants; a fresh Irish grant is extracted here, and this page maps the Canadian version of the file — which runs, start to finish, without anyone crossing the Atlantic.

Most people arrive at these pages while grieving. We run these files with that in mind: plain answers, no pressure, and matters moved forward so you don’t have to carry the process as well as the loss.

The Canada–Ireland File in Brief

  • The sealed copy of the provincial grant ordered early — it usually decides who takes the Irish grant;
  • PPS numbers for Canadian-resident parties applied for on day one — the commonest bottleneck;
  • Documents sworn before Canadian notaries and commissioners, couriered both ways;
  • The application through eProbate with consistency policed — rejection costs the queue place;
  • After the grant: assets gathered, property sold from Canada, distribution coordinated with your Canadian advisers — tax to the accountants, always.

The fuller anatomy of every stage — jurisdiction analysis, foreign documents, the solicitor-as-agent rule, the litigation door for files that turn contentious — lives on the international probate hub; the two-minute orientation is the Irish Grant Checker.

Frequently Asked Questions

No: whatever the provincial court issued — grant of probate, Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee, letters of administration — has no effect over Irish assets, and Ireland has no resealing mechanism. Where the Irish holdings are substantial (roughly €20,000 and always for Irish land), a fresh Irish grant is required. The Canadian document still matters: a court-sealed certified copy, will annexed, anchors the Irish application and usually identifies who is entitled to the Irish grant, since Irish rules for foreign-domicile estates look first to the person the home court entrusted with the administration.

Canadian Estate, Irish Assets?

Send the death certificate, the will or sealed grant copy, and whatever is known about the Irish assets - the reply maps the route, the documents, the timeline and the costs before any commitment.

Call 01 5827148

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