Gift of RRSPs & RRIFs

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Designating Crohn’s and Colitis Canada as beneficiary of your registered plan is a straightforward way to leave a legacy gift. Your estate receives a charitable tax receipt to offset any taxes owing when your plan is deregistered.

Designating Crohn’s and Colitis Canada as the beneficiary of your registered plan is meaningful alternative to a cash gift.

All you need to do is obtain a change of beneficiary form from the plan administrator or your financial advisor and name Crohn’s and Colitis Canada as beneficiary of all or a percentage of your RRSP/RRIF account.

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  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.

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