Members

OPTrust’s Process for Estate Payments

  • Death certificate, and

  • Contact information for executor

An Application for Estate Entitlement form and a letter requesting

  • if the member or retiree died with a Will

    • copy of the Will

    • Certificate of Appointment of Estate with a Will (not needed if there are no outstanding creditors and the payment amount is less than $50,000)

  • if the member or retiree died without a Will

    • Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee without a Will (not needed if there are no outstanding creditors and payment amount is less than $50,000)

  • completed Application for Estate Entitlement form

  • if applicable, a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee with /without a Will

  • request for signed and notarized Executor Declaration (required for amounts from $5,000 to $50,000)

  • request for signed and notarized Beneficiary Declaration (required for amounts from $5,000 to $50,000)

  • letter confirming payment

  • cheque, under separate cover, to the executor

  • T4A for the estate, under separate cover, to the executor