From start to signed
The whole journey, start to finish: about twenty minutes of questions, free to preview before you pay, and written to the rules of your province or territory.
- Province-specific
- ~20 mins
- Free to preview
Province-specificThe four documents
What each one is, what we ask you for, and what lands in your download.
Last will & testament
Your core legal document. It names your executor, guardians for minor children, and who inherits what.
- What we ask
- Your family, your estate (assets and gifts), and how you want things divided.
- What you get
- A formatted will PDF with the attestation clause your province or territory requires.
Health care document
Names someone you trust to make health care decisions if you can't speak for yourself, and records your wishes. Its legal name depends on where you live: a Representation Agreement in British Columbia, a Power of Attorney for Personal Care in Ontario, and a personal or health care directive in most other provinces and territories. In Nunavut no law makes it binding, so it records your wishes and is included free.
- What we ask
- Who you trust, and any healthcare wishes you want them to know.
- What you get
- A standalone PDF under the name your province or territory uses, separate from your will.
Power of attorney for property
Names someone to manage your finances and property if you become unable to.
- What we ask
- Who you trust, and whether that authority should have any limits.
- What you get
- A standalone POA-for-property PDF, separate from your will.
Asset & debt list
A plain-language inventory of what you own and owe, written for your executor rather than the court.
- What we ask
- Accounts, property, and debts, in as much or as little detail as you have.
- What you get
- A companion PDF your executor can use alongside your will.
Five steps, in order
The questionnaire in the order you will actually meet it. You can stop anywhere and pick it back up later.
About you
Your name, address, date of birth, and province: the details that make your documents province-correct.
Your family
Spouse or partner, children, and anyone you want named as a guardian.
Your estate
Your executor, specific gifts, and how the rest of your estate is divided.
Your arrangements
Funeral and burial or cremation preferences, and your powers of attorney.
Review
See everything in plain language before you generate a single PDF.
Sign it, witness it
Your documents are only legal once you print them and sign them according to the rules where you live. Downloading a PDF is not the finish line. Signing it correctly is.
Every will needs two adult witnesses who aren't named as beneficiaries, present together while you sign. Powers of attorney have their own rules, and a few need a lawyer or another qualified professional as the witness. Your download includes signing instructions written for your province or territory, and each province and territory page covers the specifics in more detail.
We don't bury this. It's the single most important step, so we put it front and center.
The fifth piece isn't a document
Your end-of-life wishes (funeral vibes, memorial preferences, messages for the people you love) aren't a legal PDF. They change as your life does. That's why they live in the I'M DEAD app: plan your legacy, keep it current, and it reaches your people when the time comes.
Learn more
Signing rules by province and territory
Twelve jurisdictions, each with its own witnessing rules. Pick yours to read the specifics before you sign.
The fine print
What we're not
- We're not a law firm. We don't give legal advice about your specific situation.
- Complex estates need a lawyer. Trusts, disinheriting someone, blended-family situations, or a business you want to pass on are outside what a self-guided tool like this can safely handle. Talk to an estate lawyer instead.
- We don't support Quebec. Quebec follows civil law, not common law, so it's effectively a different legal system for wills and we don't offer it yet.
Changing it later
Life changes, and your documents should keep up. Updates to your account are free and unlimited. Go back in, change what's different, and generate a fresh PDF.
One thing to know: editing your account doesn't re-execute your signed document. If you make a change after signing, you need to print, sign, and witness the new version too.
Signing questions
The four that come up most once the documents are printed. The rest are on the FAQ page.
Ready to get it done?
Free to start. About twenty minutes of questions, and you preview your documents before you pay.
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