Probate takes about 3 months in Calgary if if goes smoothly, and as Slava says, the maximum the Court can charge is $525. We have no inheritance tax in Alberta, so far.
If both parents were gone, the estate is most likely going to probate anyway. Most parents would not want a large insurance payout going to their children at 18, so that can be delayed in a testamentary trust until they are more mature.
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