Canada’s disability savings fund called a ‘fiasco’—CBC News

Fewer than 1 in 6 of those eligible sign up for ‘onerous’ accounts   Evan Pennington, 8, suffers from severe spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. (Submitted by Frank Allen) _   For years, Frank Allen — founder and CEO of...

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Tax Withholding on Payments From RDSPs—Canada Revenue Agency

Click on the following orange link  to download a copy of CRA’s RDSP taxation sheet and learn how government contributions and investment growth will be taxed in your RDSP. Also copied below. QSAs – Tax withholding on payments from...

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Law Commission of Ontario Research Effort Launched

The Ontario government has asked the Law Commission of Ontario to look into how more people with mental and developmental disabilities could use the federal Registered Disability Savings Plan without costly assessment tests. The RDSP is a savings program...

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RDSP Research participants needed

The Government of Canada is conducting a study about governmentprograms for persons with disabilities and issues related to saving forthe future.If you or your immediate family member with a disability is in receipt of the federal Disability Tax Credit,...

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Opportunity to Participate in an RDSP Study

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED Are you a person with a disability or the immediate family member of a person with a disability? The Government of Canada is conducting a study about government programs for persons with disabilities and issues related...

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Transferring Your RDSP from One Financial Institution to Another—by PLAN

Not every Financial Institution (FI) is right for everyone. And many different types of FIs offer RDSPs, including banks, credit unions and trust companies.  See the most up-to-date list of FIs that offer the RDSP here. Perhaps you are currently with one FI but would...

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Help Us Improve the RDSP Calculator!

The PLAN RDSP Calculator was developed in 2008 as a way to help Canadian families determine the estimated future value of their Registered Disability Savings Plan. In a few quick steps, anyone can estimate the amount of Grant and...

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RDSP Fact sheets now in Aboriginal Languages – by the Federal Government of Canada

Dear Community Partner, As part of a continued effort to provide information about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), the grant, and the bond, in a variety of formats and to diverse audiences, visitors to the RDSP website can now download...

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Disabled ill informed about registered savings plans

  RDSPs have financial benefits even for those who don’t make contributions By Tom McFeat, CBC News Only about 11 per cent of the estimated total of 550,000 Canadians who are eligible for an RDSP have opened an account. (iStock)  ...

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BC Confirms RDSPs will Not Affect Disability Income

On January 30, 2013, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) in British Columbia clarified how payments out of an RDSP will be treated. All provinces and territories have stated that money held within an RDSP will not affect disability...

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