RDSP Regulations are Published
Yesterday the Regulations for the Registered Disability Savings Plan were published in Part 2 of the Canada Gazette (p.16-20). As expected there were not a lot of changes following the consultations held by the federal government in Ottawa, Montreal,...
RDSP and Trusts
Make sure to take a look at the A Primer on Special Needs blog for a really interesting post on the RDSP and trusts. Michelle Morgan Coole, a really savvy legal analyst from Nova Scotia argues that the RDSP,...
RDSP creating momentum abroad
Here’s an interesting piece from the Washington Post on possible versions of the RDSP being drafted in the US. Equity for the Disabled Tax-free savings accounts shouldn’t be reserved for children with college in their future. Friday, June 13,...
Federal Update
We have been getting a lot of questions concerning the status of the RDSP lately, so I will give everyone a quick update. The RDSP will become available in December of this year. Currently the Federal Government is working...
Recent Community Living Ontario RDSP Articles
PLAN hopeful investment in RDSPs could reduce poverty for people who have a disability Friday, May 30, 2008 — Natalie Miller While disability coincides with poverty for many people, a British Columbia-based advocacy group sees an opportunity to break...
Tell us what you will do with your RDSP
“What are people going to do with all that money?” Someone asked the question at a recent presentation when we were reviewing one of our scenarios. They realized immediately what the question meant. They were no longer bound to...
RDSP, RESP, and RRSP – A Comparison
When looking at the RDSP we have found it helpful to compare it to the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). As the RRSP and RESP have been around for a long time, people...
The Importance of Relationships
The well-being of vulnerable people stands on two pillars: social and financial well-being. We’ve always known this at PLAN and you can get lots of information from our websites: www.plan.ca and www.planinstitute.ca. Working around financial well-being reinforces the importance...
RDSP Calculator – Coming Soon
Good news! We have been in the process of developing an RDSP calculator and are close to launching it on our blog. This calculator will allow people to see exactly what kind of growth and payments they will see...
Canadian Revenue Agency posts FAQ’s on the RDSP
The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has created a webpage in their site that outlines the RDSP and goes through some “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)”. It is definetely worth taking a look at as it goes into some interesting questions...