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By Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 11, 2026<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2024, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 11, 2026: the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (ss. 35.1 to 35.3, 37, 54.1, 55.1, 58) checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Electronic wills are valid in BC<\/strong> since 2021: a will can be in electronic form, signed electronically, and witnessed by people in each other’s “electronic presence”.<\/p>\n

Probating one:<\/strong> if the original isn’t a PDF, or is held by a third-party service, the applicant files an affidavit in Form P45.<\/p>\n

Digital assets:<\/strong> no Canadian law gives executors automatic access; it depends on each provider’s terms.<\/p>\n

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Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and practises probate, estate litigation and immigration. He has represented clients in the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia, from chambers applications to contested trials.<\/p>\n

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Since 2021, BC law has allowed electronic wills. A will can be created and kept in electronic form, signed with an electronic signature, and witnessed by two witnesses who are in each other’s electronic presence, for example on a video call, rather than in the same room. Electronic wills have their own rules for being altered and revoked. Probating one adds a step: if the original isn’t an unalterable PDF, or it’s kept by a third-party storage service, the applicant must swear an affidavit (Form P45) about its format and confirm it hasn’t been edited since it was signed. Separately, executors increasingly have to deal with digital assets, such as email, photos, social media, online accounts, cryptocurrency and loyalty points. No Canadian law gives executors automatic access to them; it depends on each provider’s terms of service.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, a probate and estate law firm with offices in Surrey<\/a>, Abbotsford<\/a> and Vancouver, BC, probates electronic wills and helps executors deal with digital assets; this guide is by Pardeep S. Grewal.<\/p>\n

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