The practice of checking designations whenever a will is made or changed.
In Islamic law
The single highest-value hour in Islamic estate planning in Canada: confirming that designations match the intended shares.
In Canadian law
Designations made years earlier — often naming a former spouse — routinely survive a new will.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- Naming spouse common law beneficiary ontario
- Common law spouse beneficiary designation vs intestacy ontario
- What is beneficiary designation ontario
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Death of an RRSP annuitant — Canada Revenue Agency
- Death of a TFSA holder — Canada Revenue Agency
- Naming spouse common law beneficiary ontario — Treadstone Law
- Common law spouse beneficiary designation vs intestacy ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is beneficiary designation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Beneficiary designations bypass probate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law