A one-time federal payment to the estate of a CPP contributor.
In Islamic law
A modest asset that does form part of the estate, so it is divided by the shares.
In Canadian law
A flat lump sum, taxable to the estate or the recipient. Applied for separately from probate.
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:
- Dependant support lump sum vs periodic payments ontario
- Checking if probate already applied ontario
- Employer group rrsp contribution taxable benefit
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.
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Dependant support lump sum vs periodic payments ontario — Treadstone Law
- Checking if probate already applied ontario — Treadstone Law
- Employer group rrsp contribution taxable benefit — Treadstone Law
- Employer paid life insurance taxable benefit ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law