2026 Best Annuity Rates in Canada

Annuity Comparison Tables

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2026 annuity rates
Figure 1. Annuity Rates 2026

The following monthly annuity rates are based on a premium of $100,000.00 of registered funds. Payments will commence in one month.

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Single Life — Male
Single Life — Female
Joint Life — Male & Female

Annuity Rates as of Oct 1, 2026

Single Life: Male, no guarantee option

Company 55 60 65 70 75 80
BMO Insurance logoBMO Insurance 514.93 548.58 597.09 673.28 761.96 935.42
Canada Life logoCanada Life 484.23 519.14 568.85 643.77 760.33 948.94
Desjardins logoDesjardins 503.68 542.79 597.14 675.54 777.02 919.26
Empire Life logoEmpire Life 463.20 503.36 558.82 634.97 737.09 -
Manulife Investments logoManulife Investments 513.67 548.80 598.53 669.98 769.66 911.85
RBC Life Insurance logoRBC Life Insurance 482.62 518.62 569.80 643.96 760.65 932.13
Sun Life Assurance logoSun Life Assurance 501.54 537.25 588.12 666.05 - -

Single Life: Male, 10 year guarantee option

Company 55 60 65 70 75 80
BMO Insurance logoBMO Insurance 517.17 545.24 594.90 657.35 697.95 785.56
Canada Life logoCanada Life 479.77 511.88 556.29 618.35 702.74 804.51
Desjardins logoDesjardins 499.80 536.40 585.91 652.65 726.41 823.88
Empire Life logoEmpire Life 459.56 496.23 543.91 605.30 685.34 787.67
Equitable logoEquitable 517.76 548.26 599.45 662.62 712.83 788.69
Manulife Investments logoManulife Investments 508.18 542.89 596.76 648.11 722.59 789.48
RBC Life Insurance logoRBC Life Insurance 482.22 538.83 594.64 657.43 724.23 819.39
Sun Life Assurance logoSun Life Assurance 497.94 530.36 573.98 636.89 - -

Single Life: Female, no guarantee option

Company 55 60 65 70 75 80
BMO Insurance logoBMO Insurance 500.72 530.43 573.01 628.48 682.29 833.00
Canada Life logoCanada Life 463.58 491.99 531.96 588.71 672.78 804.39
Desjardins logoDesjardins 481.10 514.80 561.01 626.00 706.98 833.24
Empire Life logoEmpire Life 440.58 472.70 517.47 581.41 675.35 -
Manulife Investments logoManulife Investments 499.00 529.69 573.61 630.58 699.86 827.33
RBC Life Insurance logoRBC Life Insurance 464.12 496.12 539.99 601.78 696.08 836.67
Sun Life Assurance logoSun Life Assurance 480.25 514.38 558.70 623.27 - -

Single Life: Female, 10 year guarantee option

Company 55 60 65 70 75 80
BMO Insurance logoBMO Insurance 502.44 525.06 562.51 620.60 649.02 745.74
Canada Life logoCanada Life 461.85 488.83 525.92 576.74 647.34 740.70
Desjardins logoDesjardins 479.18 511.23 554.09 612.05 677.66 775.56
Empire Life logoEmpire Life 439.04 469.61 511.02 567.78 645.63 746.94
Equitable logoEquitable 503.50 527.56 566.90 620.90 673.22 756.55
Manulife Investments logoManulife Investments 495.31 523.21 563.51 622.18 673.97 753.42
RBC Life Insurance logoRBC Life Insurance 463.64 517.91 562.41 619.39 667.04 766.77
Sun Life Assurance logoSun Life Assurance 477.45 509.00 548.16 602.28 - -

Joint Life: guarantee option

Company 55 60 65 70 75 80
BMO Insurance logoBMO Insurance 466.57 485.75 514.21 550.49 576.67 680.31
Canada Life logoCanada Life 438.76 459.61 489.27 533.05 599.08 704.01
Desjardins logoDesjardins 452.06 477.61 513.45 564.85 627.62 738.93
Empire Life logoEmpire Life 414.87 438.56 471.71 518.95 588.16 -
Manulife Investments logoManulife Investments 464.45 486.42 520.87 560.15 618.23 714.66
RBC Life Insurance logoRBC Life Insurance 440.08 463.57 495.77 541.97 611.42 717.04
Sun Life Assurance logoSun Life Assurance 454.51 475.38 504.64 553.64 - -

Joint Life: 10 year guarantee option

Company 55 60 65 70 75 80
BMO Insurance logoBMO Insurance 471.70 486.41 514.81 563.30 584.05 681.15
Canada Life logoCanada Life 438.72 459.50 488.96 532.09 595.62 688.79
Desjardins logoDesjardins 452.02 477.50 513.15 563.89 624.18 724.61
Empire Life logoEmpire Life 414.83 438.44 471.30 517.72 584.62 682.47
Equitable logoEquitable 474.22 490.56 520.70 566.51 606.50 686.04
Manulife Investments logoManulife Investments 464.35 486.17 521.00 567.82 619.60 700.20
RBC Life Insurance logoRBC Life Insurance 441.66 477.67 526.32 570.79 624.18 713.75
Sun Life Assurance logoSun Life Assurance 454.46 475.21 504.12 551.94 - -

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