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Title - Leave a Legacy
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Create a legacy of caring by leaving a gift to the Health and Home Care Society of BC in your will or estate plan. Making a gift in this manner will ensure that seniors and caregivers continue to get much-needed support, and may also provide tax benefits to you or your estate.

Leaving a legacy in your will:

In your will, you can state your intention to make a charitable gift to the Health and Home Care Society of BC by:

  • Leaving a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the assets in your will.
  • Using assets for your charitable gift. These include, but are not limited to, cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, term deposits, real estate, vehicles, art, jewellery or insurance. Such gifts may even provide tax savings.

Other ways to leave a legacy:

  • Naming the Health and Home Care Society of BC as a beneficiary of your RRSP, RRIF or pension.
  • Naming our organization as beneficiary of an existing or paid-up life insurance policy.
  • Purchasing a new life insurance policy and naming our organization as beneficiary.
  • Encouraging family and friends to leave gifts in their wills.
  • Asking your financial or estate planning advisor to include charitable giving as part of their counsel to clients.
  • Making an "in memoriam" gift to our organization in honour of a loved one.
For more information:

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about leaving a legacy.

Another helpful resource is a professional advisor such as a financial or estate planner, accountant, trust officer, insurance agent or lawyer specializing in wills can provide you with information on tax benefits, legal benefits and other ramifications of your gift. The following organizations can refer you to an advisor if you don't already have one:

Canadian Bar Association British Columbia
TEL: (604) 687-3221
1-800-663-1919 (toll-free)

Canadian Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (CAIFA)
TEL: (604) 941-9657

Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC
TEL: (604) 681-3264
1-800-663-2677 (toll-free)


Health and Home Care Society of BC
204–3077 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J9
TEL: 604-733-6614
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