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Losing a spouse is devastating. Losing access to the family’s savings on top of that? Heartbreaking—and more common than many Canadians realize. Imagine waking up after your partner passes away, only to discover that a $400,000 investment account is frozen. Months drag on while the courts approve the will, thousands in probate fees vanish into government coffers, and you’re left scrambling to pay the bills. The culprit is often surprisingly simple: non-registered investment accounts held in only one spouse’s name.
The hidden snag in non-registered accounts
If a non-registered account is held individually, it doesn’t automatically pass to a surviving spouse. Instead, it becomes part of the estate and is subject to probate, the court-supervised process of validating the will and confirming the executor’s authority. Depending on the province, probate can take months or even over a year.
During that time, a surviving spouse may be locked out of the account—but the fees continue to add up…
