Life Money Blog
By Sarah Mitchell
June 4th, 2026
What Changed in Canadian Estate Planning Law for 2026: The 5 Rule Updates That Move the Tax Math
Estate planning law in Canada doesn’t change in big, obvious packages. There’s no single “estate tax bill” to watch. Instead, the rules that control your estate’s tax outcome shift one provision at a time — a cancelled rate hike here, an indexed exemption there, a deferred filing deadline buried in a budget omnibus bill. Miss any one of them and your estate plan is optimizing against rules that no longer apply. For 2026, five changes matter.
