Registered disability savings plans: Why don’t more have them?—CBC News
RDSPs have financial benefits even for those who don’t make contributions In the six years since registered disability savings plans (RDSPs) first appeared, the number of accounts has been steadily...
View ArticleTax season 2015: The disability tax credit and the push for fee limits—CBC News
Efforts underway to regulate consultants and improve the application process Mention the term “disability tax credit” to some people, and you’ll get an earful. It’s not worth enough, some say, or...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PLAN BC partners with BMO on distribution of...
Vancouver, B.C. – British Columbians who have a family member with a disability can now acquire a free copy of Safe and Secure at BMO branches across B.C. The publication offers helpful information...
View ArticleChanges sought for disabled PEI Islanders — Journal Pioneer
P.E.I. Association for Community Living members were in Summerside Friday to impress upon candidates the importance of making these changes to help disabled Islander to achieve full inclusion in...
View ArticleRDSP Family Member Allowance Extended to 2018
Registered Disability Savings Plan – Legal Representation Canada’s Budget 2012 introduced a temporary measure to allow a qualifying family member (i.e., a beneficiary’s parent, spouse or common-law...
View ArticleMinister Bergen Highlights Government Initiatives to Help Families Save for...
June 5, 2015 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, spoke today at the Canadian Institute of...
View ArticleRegistered Disability Savings Plans a boon to disabled—Financial Independence...
By Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development Special to the Financial Independence Hub If you have a disability or if you have a child with a disability, you should know about the...
View ArticleStephen Harper Promises Boosts To Disability Grants—huffingtonpost.ca
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The federal Conservatives are promising to improve disability grants if re-elected next month. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government would increase the maximum annual...
View ArticleRDSPs gaining in popularity—The Canadian Press
In August more than 1,600 disabled athletes descended on Toronto for the 2015 Para Pan Am Games. Their skill and competitive spirit brought to light the enormous challenges they face in their pursuit...
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Starting Young
Ensuring That Kendra Can Make More Personal Choices For Kevin and Simon Porter and their nine-year old daughter Kendra, it comes down to choice. It’s a concept that most people take for granted, but...
View ArticleDisabled British Columbians can get a big financial boost, but most don’t
By Don Cayo of The Vancouver Sun Severely disabled adults are, with far too few exceptions, poor. And everyone knows that poor people who scrape by on government assistance or minimum wage can never...
View ArticleThe Disability Tax Credit has Improved its Application Form
The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) is the gateway to the Registered Disability Savings Plan. If you have not applied for the DTC before, or you need to re-apply, you will see that the application form has...
View ArticleHow Ottawa can help families with disabilities – thestar.com
The Registered Disability Savings Plan is an excellent program and needed as much today as when it was created. Ottawa just needs to give it wings to make it fly. By: Kathleen O’Grady Published on Wed...
View ArticleOpportunity to Provide Feedback on CRA’s New DTC Form
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY FORM T2201: DISABILITY TAX CREDIT CERTIFICATE We need your feedback. Last year, the Canada Revenue Agency held in-person and online consultations...
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Get Maximum Benefit out of an RDSP
Jacqueline Power / May 19, 2016 Click here for original post The RDSP encourages people with disabilities and their families to save for the long term without affecting their provincial benefits. The...
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Financial planning for children with disabilities is an underused support
JIM LOVE Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:00AM EDT Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:00AM EDT Click here for original Post Jim Love is founder and chief executive...
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5 things to know about the new Canada Child Benefit
Original post from the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-child-benefit-july-rollout-1.3668698 Is your family among the 90 per cent the Liberals say will be better off on July 20? You’re about...
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Disability Credits And Grants: A Financial Boost And Peace-Of-Mind
Posted: 09/01/2016 2:25 pm by Huffington Post. Click here for original story. Financial knowledge is at the heart of stretching our dollars. For those with a severe and prolonged disability, saving...
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New RDSP Project & Partnership
We are very excited to announce that on September 1st, Plan Institute, Disability Alliance of BC (DABC), and the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) launched a new 4-year...
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Investing in an RDSP
By Trevor Philp, Senior Manager, Registered Products & Managed Solutions at BMO Global Asset Management Investing your RDSP When it comes to starting a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP),...
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