Q & A: Can I transfer my RDSP to another financial institution?
I recently moved to a new town and would like to change the financial institution that my RDSP is with so that it is in walking distance from me. Am I able to do this? Yes. Making an RDSP transfer...
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The RDSP: What is our professional and personal responsibility?
By Dan McDonald When it comes to spreading awareness of the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), how can professionals, organizations and individuals better help the community and spread...
View ArticleWebinar: Future planning tips for people with disabilities and those who...
If you have a disability or support a person who does, join our free webinar on September 28, 2017 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (EST)/ 10:00 am -11:30 am (PST) to learn how planning for A Good Life can lead...
View ArticleQ & A: What is the Canada Disability Savings Grant and how can I maximize it?
The Canada Disability Savings Grant is a way for the federal government to contribute money to your RDSP. The CDSG is a matched grant of up to 300 percent, so that means that for every $1 put in an...
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NEW ONLINE TOOL LAUNCHED TO HELP CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
Media Release September 22, 2017 – Vancouver Plan Institute and Prosper Canada today launched the online Future Planning Tool to help persons with disabilities and those who support them to plan for...
View ArticleRDSP Q & A: The 10 year rule is almost up. Now what?
Question: Many people started their RDSP in 2008 and their 10 year time is soon up. This has been a great thing, but now what? What are some of your suggestions? How can I use this lump sum to own...
View ArticleBruce Sellery: RDSP
Money columnist Bruce Sellery explains to CBC how RDSPs work, and how they can help families to save for their loved-one’s future. He also talks about the important of trusts for protecting disability...
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Access RDSP: Reflecting on One Year of Collaboration
Since September 1, 2016 the Access RDSP partnership between Disability Alliance BC (DABC), BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), and Plan Institute, with support from the...
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The RDSP – A Huge Win for Advisors & Clients
Guest post by Frank Di Pietro Financial advisors have a tremendous opportunity to help provide Canadians affected by disability with a secure financial future by introducing Registered Disability...
View ArticleInclusive, accessible communities support people of all abilities
Plan Institute and the Access RDSP partners are thrilled to be mentioned in this initiative and are so grateful to have the opportunity to play a part in Building a Better BC for people of all...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO – Access RDSP | Planning for the Future: A Success Story
Access RDSP is a partnership between Plan Institute, Disability Alliance BC and the BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). The project is generously funded by the Vancouver Foundation....
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Podcast: Planning for retirement with an RDSP
On January 31, 2018, we had the honour of being interviewed by Accessible Media Inc. about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Plan Institute’s Executive Director, Tim Ames, spoke to host...
View ArticleOvercoming barriers and increasing access to the RDSP for Indigenous Peoples
Originally posted by Prosper Canada at prospercanada.org Next to social isolation, poverty is the biggest barrier felt by Canadians with disabilities. Too many Canadians with disabilities are living...
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Accessible Media Interview with Evelyn Huntjens on the RDSP
Last week, Accessible Media’s Craig Oliver interviewed Evelyn Huntjens from the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP),...
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Canada’s taxman shouldn’t decide who has a disability
By Al Etmanski Canada’s Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is the first poverty-fighting tool for people with disabilities in the world. This remarkable example of federal/provincial/territorial...
View ArticleSylvie’s RDSP Story
Sylvie Zebroff is the parent of James Martin, who is 24 years old and lives at home in Kelowna. Sylvie says James has classic autism: he is low-verbal, has a significant intellectual disability, visual...
View ArticleJessica’s RDSP Story
The following is taken from a presentation Jessica Humphrey gave to families about her experience with a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). This story was originally posted by Community Living...
View ArticleIndigenous Disability Awareness Month
Guest Post Written by our friends at British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) In November 2015, Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) was first recognized and...
View ArticleInclusive, accessible communities support people of all abilities
Plan Institute and the Access RDSP partners are thrilled to be mentioned in this initiative and are so grateful to have the opportunity to play a part in Building a Better BC for people of all...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO – Access RDSP | Planning for the Future: A Success Story
Access RDSP is a partnership between Plan Institute, Disability Alliance BC and the BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). The project is generously funded by the Vancouver Foundation....
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