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Planning for farming and fishing Clients (2026)

September 15, 2026
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm ET

This session will review tax and non-tax considerations for families with farming and fishing activities/businesses. We will look at the lifetime capital gains exemption, intergenerational transfers and tax deferral options, principal residence exemption, and general planning considerations for families in the farming and fishing industry. Using case study examples, this webinar is aimed to assist you in speaking with your Clients about opportunities available for individuals in the fishing and farming business.

Speaker

Valerie is an experienced financial planner and accountant. During her time as a tax manager, she specialized in personal, corporate and trust & estate taxation. She also has experience supporting ultra-high net worth private banking clients with wealth and tax planning.

In addition to the CFP and TEP designations, Valerie holds accounting designations in Canada (CPA, CA) and in the US (CPA, Washington) and recently obtained her FEA designation. Valerie is particularly interested in helping Clients reach their financial goals through tax efficiencies and estate enhancement.

Katelyn Culliton engages with Sun Life advisors and planners to collaborate on complex financial planning cases. With over 15 years of tax and financial planning experience, she leverages her extensive technical background to analyze the client’s situation and provide solutions to tax, estate and financial planning issues. Katelyn is passionate about educating advisors and clients on tax and financial planning concepts in clear, understandable terms, so they can improve their knowledge and confidence in their financial decisions and meet their goals.

 Prior to joining Sun Life, Katelyn was a senior wealth planning consultant at a large private banking and wealth management firm, where she developed holistic, customized wealth, tax and estate planning strategies for high net worth families. Previously, she was a tax manager at a national accounting firm, where she advised business owners, farmers and their families on tax, succession and estate planning matters, implemented corporate reorganizations and completed complex personal, corporate and trust tax filings.

Katelyn is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and completed the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course. She also holds the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designations, and placed first on the June 2018 President’s List for earning the top score nationally on the CFP® exam.