Most people do not know that Canada Pension Plan has a death benefit.  This is a lump sum payment payable to your estate or executor.

You may be eligible for up to $2500 of death benefit.

Canada Pension Plan first calculates the amount that your Canada Pension Plan retirement pension is, or would have been if you had been age 65 when death occurred. The death benefit is equal to six months’ worth of this “calculated” retirement pension, up to a maximum of $2,500.

You can find out more information at the official Government of Canada CPP Website