10/14/2026
⚖ The conversation about whether Alberta should leave the CPP has raised a question most Albertans haven't considered: what happens to your pension benefits when you die — and who actually receives them?
Under any pension plan, the beneficiary designation on file controls where those funds go. Not your Will.
That means:
→ An ex-spouse named before your divorce may still receive your pension death benefit
→ A new partner with no formal legal status may receive nothing
→ Children named decades ago may not be who you'd choose today
Whatever happens with Alberta's pension future — your estate plan should reflect your actual intentions.
Have you reviewed your pension beneficiary designations recently?
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