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Your digital legacy checklist
Your digital life is now part of your estate: email and photos, online banking, subscriptions, social media, loyalty points, and crypto. Without a plan, it's often inaccessible or lost forever. Here's how to get it in order. Never write passwords in a will (it becomes a public document). Record where the access lives instead.
Take stock
- List the accounts that matter: email, banking and investments, social media, cloud photos, subscriptions, domains, loyalty programs, and any crypto.
- Note who each one matters to and what it holds: money, memories, or something to close.
Make it reachable (safely)
- Use a password manager, and make sure a trusted person can get into it. Never list passwords in your will.
- Record where recovery codes and 2FA backups live, not the codes themselves.
- For crypto: note where the seed phrase and wallet access are kept, without exposing them.
Say what should happen
- Decide for each account: memorialize, close, transfer, or download and archive.
- Set up legacy tools where they exist: Apple Legacy Contact, Google Inactive Account Manager, Facebook Legacy Contact.
- Keep it all in one place your executor can reach when the time comes.
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Keep reading
- What to do when someone dies in Canada
- The Canadian estate-planning checklist
- Your digital legacy checklist
- Estate planning by province
This page is general information to help Canadian families spot gaps. It is not legal, tax, or financial advice, and it is not tailored to your situation. Terminology and rules can change; confirm specifics with a qualified lawyer. Meravor is not a law firm.