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RDSP Rollover From a Deceased Parent's RRSP or RRIF — Move Retirement Money Into a Disabled Child's RDSP

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RDSP Rollover From a Deceased Parent’s RRSP or RRIF — Move Retirement Money Into a Disabled Child’s RDSP

What Is It?

CRA permits certain registered-plan to RDSP rollovers for a financially dependent infirm child or grandchild after death.

What Most People Don’t Know

  • This is a narrow but powerful tax-deferral rule.
  • Dependency and disability criteria matter.
  • The rollover interacts with RDSP lifetime limits.

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