Shawn Heidema

Advisory team at Wellington-Altus in Parksville.

Website: wellington-altus.ca
Phone: 778.842.0285
Network: Wellington-Altus
Branch: parksville

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Portfolio management and investment advice

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In Parksville

5 registered firms in Parksville on Advisor Index. See them all, with the city in figures →

13,642residents (2021)

66,500 $median household income (2020)

73.1 %of households own their home

44.3 %aged 65 and over

Source : Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.

Savings and high incomes in the Parksville area

12.8%of tax filers contributed to an RRSP

$4,000median RRSP contribution

Among people with income in the Parksville area, in 2023:

50.2%report dividend or interest income (median $1,940)

16.6%report capital gains (median $2,570)

44.5%receive a private pension (employer plan, RRIF, annuity)

12%have a total income of $100,000 or more

Source: Statistics Canada, tables 11-10-0044-01 (RRSP contributors) and 11-10-0055-01 (high income tax filers, national thresholds, total income), 2023; T1 Family File, tables 11-10-0004-01, 11-10-0007-01, 11-10-0067-01 and 11-10-0070-01, 2023. Census metropolitan area or agglomeration.

42/100

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Disciplines shown14/20
financial planning, investments · Firm website or network locator
Registration shown on its own website10/10
team website · Firm website
Independent firm0/10
Wellington-Altus · Advisor Index
Team size3/10
1 advisors · Network locator
Years in business (stated on its website)0/10
not published · Firm website
Professional designations shown on its website15/15
CIM, CFP · Firm website (source sentence kept)
Google reviews0/15
no Google listing with reviews · Google Maps listing
Named by AI assistants0/10
not published · Advisor Index AI barometer

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Professional designations : CIM, CFP

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Source: Wellington-Altus's public advisor locator, checked 2026-10-19. Spotted an error? contact@advisor-index.com.