Give a Legacy Gift in Your Will

A legacy gift—also called a gift in your will or charitable bequest—lets you support children and girls through Plan International Canada, without affecting your finances today.

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What is a legacy gift in your will?

A legacy gift – also known as a gift in your will or a charitable bequest – is a future gift you choose today as part of your estate plans. It’s a flexible way to support the causes you care about, without affecting your finances today. Whether your estate is large or small, your gift can help create long-term change and a world where all children can grow up healthy, learning, and safe.

If you have questions, you can explore our FAQs.

A gift that lasts

The world feels less predictable than it once did, and it’s made me reflect on what endures." – Vaughan Keenan, a Plan legacy donor

How do I leave a gift in my will?

When you’re ready, you can include Plan International Canada in your will using clear legal wording, with support from a lawyer, a notary, or an online will‑making tool. You remain in control of your plans and can update your will at any time. There are several ways to create a legacy gift, depending on your goals and circumstances.

Ways to give

A gift in your will:Sample wording and guidance

This document provides sample wording you can use when creating or updating your will. It outlines common types of gifts, explains undesignated bequests, and provides Plan International Canada’s legal details for reference.

View this template to include Plan International Canada in your will

Gifts of life insurance: How they work

Learn how a life insurance policy can be used to create a meaningful future gift, including common options and tax considerations.

View guide to giving through life insurance

Gifts of RRSPs, RRIFs, and TFSAs:How they work

You can also donate registered funds such as RRSPs or TFSAs by naming Plan International Canada as a beneficiary. Explore how this type of a gift affects your taxes and the next steps.

Learn about giving through registered funds

Give a gift of securities

Donate publicly traded securities in a tax-efficient way to support children and communities.

Give through publicly traded securities

Choose the approach that works best for you

The online will-making tool

If you’re writing your will for the first time or updating it, our partner Epilogue Wills offers an online will-making tool to help you create or update a legal will efficiently and confidently.

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Work with a lawyer or notary

You can also have your will prepared by a lawyer or a notary. To include a gift to Plan International Canada, your will preparer may ask for our legal name, address, and charitable registration number.

What to include in your will

Your lawyer, notary, or will-making tool may ask for our legal name, address, and charitable registration number:

Legal name: Plan International Canada

Address: 245 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 300,Toronto, ON M4P 0B3

Charitable registration number: 11892 8993 RR0001

Example legal wording:

I give to Plan International Canada Inc., currently located at 245 Eglinton Ave East Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M4P 0B3, ____%) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to be used for its general charitable purposes

What your gift can make possible

Legacy gifts provide long‑term, reliable support for programs that help children and communities thrive.

Clean water

One Plan supporter set aside 25% of their estate to fund clean water in schools and communities – so girls can learn in classrooms instead of spending mornings walking for water.

Food and nutrition

Your gift of 5% of your estate could support school feeding programs that provide regular, nutritious meals to hundreds of children so they can focus on learning.

Education

Your gift of 10% of your estate could help build and equip classrooms in communities where schools have been washed out by flooding caused by torrential rain.  

Health care

One supporter has committed 20% of their estate to Plan to help fund health care by training medical staff, stocking clinics, and meeting communities’ most urgent needs.

An extension of my values

Vaughn grew up with opportunities he knew not every child had – access to education, support, and the chance to imagine his future. That stayed with him. At 16, he started sponsoring children through Plan International Canada and continued that commitment over time.

Leaving a gift in my will felt like a natural extension of the values I’ve lived by.” – Vaughan Keenan, a Plan legacy donor

What you begin lives on

A legacy gift allows you to make that extra contribution, and for me it’s a way to make sure that what I started when I was alive is still echoing in the universe afterwards.” – Beverly Marchand, a Plan legacy donor

Talk to our planned giving team

Creating a legacy is a personal decision. Whether you’re just exploring options or have a specific question, our planned giving team is here to help. You can reach out directly or send a message using the form. There’s no pressure, just a conversation about how your gift can support children and communities.

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I have already left a gift to Plan International Canada in my will I am interested please send me a legacy information kit

We’d be happy to talk with you if you’d like to know more about any of these options and how you can use your legacy to help create a more just world, fight for equality for girls and support the rights of children worldwide.