A continuing pension payment to a surviving spouse.
In Islamic law
A spousal entitlement that operates outside the will and outside the shares.
In Canadian law
Governed by the plan's terms and by pension legislation, which often gives a spouse priority that cannot be waived except formally.
No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. 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:
- Executor dealing with rrsp estate ontario
- Group rrsp vs individual rrsp death processing ontario
- Heritage designation ontario heritage act meaning
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 one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Death of an RRSP annuitant — Canada Revenue Agency
- What happens to rrsp in separation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor estate with minor and adult beneficiaries — Treadstone Law
- Estate administration incapable beneficiary ontario — Treadstone Law
- Beneficiary right to see a copy of the will ontario — Treadstone Law
- Heritage designation ontario heritage act meaning — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law