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Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fx Wills Act]''. Sections 3 and 4 set out the basic requirements for a valid will:
Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fx Wills Act]''. Sections 3 and 4 set out the basic requirements for a valid will:


<blockquote><tt>3 A will is valid only if it is in writing.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>'''3''' A will is valid only if it is in writing.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>4 Subject to section 5, a will is not valid unless</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>'''4''' Subject to section 5, a will is not valid unless</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) at its end it is signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other person in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction,</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) at its end it is signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other person in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction,</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) the testator makes or acknowledges the signature in the presence of 2 or more attesting witnesses present at the same time, and</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) the testator makes or acknowledges the signature in the presence of 2 or more attesting witnesses present at the same time, and</tt></blockquote></blockquote>