Through the Access RDSP program, we provide free support to help people access the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Our goal is to reduce barriers, spread awareness, and support people with disabilities across the country to save for their future.
Disability Planning Helpline
For information regarding the RDSP or disability planning, please contact call the Disability Planning at 1-844-311-7526 or through email at helpline@planinstitute.ca.
RDSP Webinars
Learn all you need to know about becoming eligible, opening and maximizing the benefits from an RDSP. We offer ongoing free webinars throughout the year. We offer both a level 1 & 2 option depending on your prior knowledge.
Click here for a list of upcoming RDSP information sessions.
Indigenous RDSP Navigation
BCANDS RDSP Navigators work with Indigenous individuals living with disabilities and their families throughout Canada. They provide assistance to help people become eligible and open an RDSP, and will help you work with financial institutions once the RDSP is opened.
Navigators will provide clients with an RDSP information package to get them started, maintain consistent contact with clients to provide encouragement and provide one-to-one support through each step of the program.
Click here to view a complete list of BCANDS Supports and Services
Contact BCANDS:
Telephone: 1.888.815.5511
E-mail: rdsp1@bcands.bc.ca or rdsp2@bcands.bc.ca
Disability Tax Credit (DTC)
Have questions or need assistance with the DTC? DABC is able to assist individuals through one on one support.
Contact DABC:
Advocacy Access line: 604-872-1278
Toll-free 1-800-663-1278
Email: rdsp@disabilityalliancebc.org
Click here for the DABC website to view more information on these services.
If you do not live in British Columbia and would like help with the DTC, Plan Institute can support you through their Disability Planning Helpline at 1-844-311-7525 or through email at helpline@planinstitute.ca.
RDSP Guides
A Guide to the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) & the RDSP for People Over the Age of 50
Download the guide
How Can my RDSP Help me When I Turn 60?
Click here to download the online version
Click here to download the print version
RDSP Step by Step Guide: To Becoming Eligible, Opening and Managing Your RDSP
Click here to download the Step by Step Guide
A Guide to the DTC and RDSP for Newcomers with Disability
English version
French version
RDSP Helpsheet from Disability Alliance BC
Click here for the helpsheet
Where Should You Open Your RDSP? Questions to Ask a Financial Institution
Click here to download
A Guide to Access RDSP Services
Click here to download
Endowment 150
If you’re a BC resident and are eligible for the RDSP, you can receive a $150 gift towards your RDSP account!
Click here to find out more about Endowment 150 or to apply.
DTC Guides for Healthcare Practitioners
One of our goals at Access RDSP is to provide physicians and other health care practitioners with the resources needed to simplify the process of filling out the DTC application form to qualify their patients or clients for the DTC.
Click here for step by step guides to filling out the DTC form.
DTC Resources
Disability Tax Credit Help sheet from DABC
Step-by-step instructions for filling out Form T2201
T2201 Disability Tax Credit Certificate form
Disability Tax Credit Tool – This app is a self-help tool designed to give your healthcare provider the information they need to fill out the DTC Certificate application form.
RC 4065 Medical Expenses, information about medical expenses you can claim
RC 4064 Disability-Related Information, tax measures for persons with disabilities:
DTC Guides for Medical Practitioners
A Guide to Understanding and Claiming the Disability Tax Credit (Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy, 2011 https://www.ofcp.ca/pdf/DTC-Article-from-OFCP-Mar-2011.pdf
Disability Tax Credit: A Do-It-Yourself Guide (Ontario Community Advocacy and Legal Centre) http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/resource/disability-tax-credit-do-it-yourself-guide
Access RDSP is a province-wide partnership between Plan Institute, Disability Alliance BC (DABC), and BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). These initiatives are made possible with generous support from the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and the Vancouver Foundation.