If the estate is quite small and there is no land to be transferred, you may not have to probate the will. It will depend on what type of assets the deceased owned, the value of his or her bank accounts, and how willing the institutions holding the assets are to pay out the money without a probated will. If the bank account is less than $30,000 you may be able to have the money transferred to the executor without probating the will. However, if there are large accounts or there is land in the name of the deceased that is not held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship – you must probate the will.In Saskatchewan, probate fees are $7 for every $1000 passing through the estate. You don’t pay probate fees on assets that pass to a beneficiary outside the will, such as: land or investments held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship; insurance payable to a named beneficiary; and RRSPs and RRIFs payable to named beneficiaries.