Estate Planning in British Columbia

Estate planning decides who receives what, when they receive it, and how much of it survives probate, tax and family disagreement. In British Columbia, that work is shaped by British Columbia's provincial tax brackets, its Medical Services Plan history and some of the highest property values in the country, which is why we build every plan on provincial numbers rather than national averages.

SG Wealth Management delivers estate planning to families, professionals, incorporated business owners and family enterprises throughout British Columbia. Housing equity carries a disproportionate share of household net worth here, which makes the sequencing of property, portfolio and pension decisions unusually consequential.

Three documents carry most of the weight: a current will, powers of attorney for property and personal care, and beneficiary designations that match them. Designations override the will on registered accounts and insurance, so a stale form can quietly redirect a significant share of an estate.

Deemed disposition at death, probate fees and illiquidity are the three costs that surprise families most. Insurance, trusts, joint ownership used carefully and the right corporate structure can each reduce them - but only when they are chosen for your circumstances rather than applied by habit.

When a business or property is the largest estate asset, fairness and equality are rarely the same thing. We work through how one child who runs the business and one who does not can both be treated fairly, and put the mechanism in writing before it is needed.

Planning interacts with everything around it.

Most clients pair it with financial planning across British Columbia and wealth management across British Columbia, coordinated inside a single written strategy rather than assembled piece by piece. You can also review every service on our British Columbia financial planning hub.

We meet virtually across the province and in person by appointment. These community pages cover estate planning in the local context of each city.

estate planning for Abbotsford families

estate planning for Burnaby families

estate planning for Chilliwack families

estate planning for Coquitlam families

estate planning for Delta families

estate planning for Kamloops families

The first conversation about estate planning is complimentary and carries no obligation. We will tell you plainly whether a plan would change your outcome in British Columbia.