Hi Nigel:
No fee for his death certificate I found it on Ancestry I never thought to look for it there since I thought he died at a later date.
The problem with the pages of the past is that some of the scan pages are not that clear so when you do a search it doesn't pick up the words your looking for because the text is broken up or not clear. I don't pay to use the service because its free if you have a Toronto Library card and I can also access the Globe and Mail early paper so I can take my time and search as long as I need to but somethings you can find some real gems of info in the articles you find.
I clicked on your name and got a e-mail (g-mail) address and sent you the certificate of death I hope it the right address.
Off to work I'll let you know if I find his obit.
Donna