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In the Estate and Personal Trust Services division, the PGT provides estate administration and personal trust services, including administering estates, acting as trustee and managing the property of missing persons. The PGT charges fees for these services. Please note 5% GST is applicable to all fees.
 
  • Acting as Administrator
  • Acting as Executor or Curator
  • Acting as Trustee of a Personal Trust
 

PGT Acting as Administrator for the Estate of a Deceased Person

The PGT can administer an estate when the executor, intestate successor, beneficiary or other eligible person is not able or willing to do so.
 

Fee

 Amount

Capital commission

7% of the total assets

Capital commission on sale of real property with an agent

5% of the gross sale price

Capital commission on real property conveyed to beneficiary or heir

3% of the gross value of the property

Minimum capital commission

$3,500

Income commission

5% of all income received and income earned on it

Asset management fee (AMF)

0.7% per annum, computed monthly, on the gross value of all assets

Identifying, locating and proving heirs

$75/hour

 

PGT Acting as Executor for the Estate of a Deceased Person or Acting as Curator for a Missing Person

The PGT may administer an estate when the PGT is named executor in a will of a deceased person. The role of the executor is to administer the estate under the terms of a will. The PGT can be appointed by the court to act as curator for a missing person. The role of curator is to manage the missing person’s property until they are located or until the funds are paid into court for safekeeping.
 
 

Fee

 Amount

Capital commission

5% of the total assets

Capital commission on sale of real property with an agent

3% of the gross sale price

Income commission

5% of all income received and income earned on it

Asset management fee (AMF)

0.7% per annum, computed monthly, on the gross value of all assets

 
 
 

PGT Acting as Trustee of a Personal Trust

The PGT may act as trustee of a personal trust created by a will, trust agreement, or court order if options to appoint a family member or trust company as trustee are not appropriate.  As trustee, the PGT invests and administers the trust, and responds to requests for expenditures.
 

Fee

 Amount

Capital commission

3.75% of the total assets

Income commission

 

 3.75% of all income received and income earned on it

Asset management fee (AMF)

 0.7% per annum, computed monthly, on the gross value of all assets

 
 
 
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