RDSPs open door to sales—Investment Executive
Only 9% of people eligible to open an RDSP have done so Many Canadians who either have a disability themselves or have a loved one with a disability are still not taking advantage of the registered disability savings plan...
Claw-Back and Pick-Up—The Canadian Charger
Two terms that are useful in looking at the impact of social programs are claw-back and pick-up. Let’s illustrate. If a person receiving the Old Age Pension has revenue beyond a certain level, part of the Old Age Pension...
Pleasant surprises in 2011 tax year—Calgary Herald
It’s the time of year that’s dreaded by Canadians who know they’re going to owe money to the federal government and eagerly anticipated by employees who can’t wait to get their hands on sizable refund cheques: tax season. This...
Protecting Disability Benefits—Dustin Marnell, Associate with Horne Coupar
Caregivers providing assistance to persons receiving provincial disability benefits may be unaware that those benefits could be at risk. A person entitled to receive an inheritance or personal settlement may become ineligible for future disability benefits. This article will...
8 must-know facts about RDSP investing plans for the disabled
By Tom McFeat, CBC News SPECIAL REPORT RRSP season: How to make the most of your investments It’s been a full three years since Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs) became widely available in Canada, but many of the people they could...
The RDSP Resource Centre’s Top 10 List for reforming the RDSP
The RDSP Resource Centre's Top 10 List for reforming the RDSP
PLAN’s Submission to Finance Canada’s RDSP Three-Year Review
A Three-Year Review of the RDSP Between October 21 and December 16, 2011, the Government of Canada held a formal Review of the Registered Disability Savings Plan to ensure that the savings plans continue to meet the needs of...
STARTLING STATISTICS REGARDING RDSP’S—The Nakamun Group
By R.A. (Bob) Challis, CFP, RHU, TEP, The Nakamun Group, Winnipeg Since the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) article in the last issue of Nakamun Advisor, Statistics Canada released disturbing information that prompts this update. In 2006, more than...
The Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network’s Response to the RDSP Review
The Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network held a public consultation on the effectiveness of the Registered Disability Savings Plan in early December. We wrote our report based on this consultation as well as on discussions with healthcare and disability services providers and...
Free Government money for people with disabilities: Justin’s story
By Susan Anthony PLAN Justin was 3 days away from his 18th birthday when he had a heart attack. He was lucky that his sister heard a strange noise and woke up to find him on the living room...