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A new report by the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) in collaboration with RBC Royal Trust finds that only 48 per cent of Canadians have a will; that number drops to 34 per cent for those aged 35-54. The report, titled Where There\u2019s a Will, There\u2019s a Way: Exploring Canadian Perspectives on Estate Planning, looks at how well Canadians understand the importance of estate planning, whether they have taken steps to create an estate plan, and what\u2019s stopping them from doing so if they haven\u2019t already. It is based on a survey of 2,001 Canadians conducted by Ipsos in April 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new report by the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) in collaboration with RBC Royal Trust finds that only 48 per cent of Canadians have a will; that number drops to 34 per cent for those aged 35-54. The report, titled Where There\u2019s a Will, There\u2019s a Way: Exploring Canadian Perspectives on Estate Planning, looks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2094,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"image":"\"May","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/media-releases\/less-than-half-of-canadians-have-a-will-and-many-dont-even-know-where-to-start\/","target":"","category":"

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