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.
Making an Islamic will in Canada — province by province, and what makes one valid where you live →
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