This paper provides a comprehensive summary of the new Estate Administration Act which came into force on June 1, 2015 and which applies to existing administrations, applications or grants in Alberta. A Table of Concordance between the new Estate Administration Act, the Administration of Estates Act, Devolution of Real Property Act, Surrogate Rules and the Wills and Succession Act is included.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Law and Practice Update program in November, 2015.