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Prior to 1991, contribution limits were calculated at 20% of the prior year's reported earned income, up to a maximum of $7,500 for taxfilers without an employer-sponsored registered pension plan, or $3,500 for taxfilers who had an employer-sponsored registered pension plan.
The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is provided to complement RESP contributions, wherein the government of Canada contributes 20% of the first $2,500 in annual contributions made to an RESP. After changes introduced in the 2007 Canadian federal budget , the government may contribute up to $500 per year to a participating RESP, to a ...
RESP annual limit of $4,000 is withdrawn while the lifetime limit is raised to $50,000 per child; The maximum amount of CESG payable per year is increased to $500 (and $1,000 if there is unused grant room from low contributions in past years). The maximum lifetime CESG is unchanged at $7,200.
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Someone who made a single contribution each January for 30 years would end up with nearly $18,000 more than someone who made the same contribution in April, according to a Vanguard study based on ...
Before the end of the year in which an individual turns 71, it is mandatory to either withdraw all funds from a RRSP plan or convert the RRSP to a RRIF or life annuity. If funds are simply withdrawn from a RRSP, the entire amount is fully taxable as ordinary income; one defers this taxation by transferring investments in a RRSP into a RRIF.
A prior-year contribution could make sense if you want to preserve your full $7,000 or $8,000 contribution limit for 2025. If you plan to contribute to a traditional IRA, a prior-year contribution ...
The distinction between a LIRA / LRSP and a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is that, where RRSPs can be cashed in at any time, a LIRA / LRSP cannot. Instead, the investment held in the LIRA / LRSP is "locked-in" and cannot be removed until either retirement or a specified age outlined in the applicable pension legislation (though certain exceptions exist).