Planning assumptions reference

Projection Assumptions 2026

Long-term inflation, borrowing, and asset-class return assumptions used as source anchors for OpenBook Planning projection calculators.

Year: 2026 FP Canada / IFP source-linked Annual review cycle

Current guideline snapshot

Key long-term assumptions

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Plain-language context

What this reference means

These assumptions are long-term projection inputs. They are not short-term forecasts and they are not personalized investment recommendations.

OpenBook Planning can use them as transparent default anchors while still allowing users to change assumptions inside calculators where the tool is designed for scenario testing.

Reference table

2026 guideline assumptions used by calculators

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OpenBook modelling layer

Tax-character assumptions used by the non-registered calculator

These tax-character fields are OpenBook Planning modelling assumptions for modelling taxable-account mechanics. They are separated from the FP Canada / IFP expected-return assumptions.

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Notes and assumptions

Projection assumptions are loaded from the shared OpenBook Planning reference data file.

Official sources

These source links are attached to the centralized projection-assumptions data file.

  • Source links load from the centralized reference data file.