Your Last-Minute Guide to Making the Most of RRSP Season

Here are some insights to make informed retirement savings decisions before the RRSP deadline.

Vikram Barhat 30 January, 2025 | 9:23PM
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The Registered Retirement Savings Plan deadline is almost upon us. You have until March 3 to contribute to your RRSP for the 2024 tax year. It’s a crucial opportunity to maximize your tax savings and grow your retirement nest egg. An RRSP is one of the most effective tools for long-term financial security, offering tax-deferred growth and potential deductions that can lower your taxable income today while securing your future.

Beyond retirement, RRSPs offer financial flexibility. You can leverage your RRSP savings to buy your first home or fund your education through government-approved programs. But with the deadline around the corner, strategic planning is key to making the most of your contributions.

To help you navigate RRSPs, here are some expert insights and last-minute tips. We have guides for maximizing your RRSP contributions, avoiding common pitfalls, and making informed investment choices. Whether you are a first-time contributor or a seasoned investor, these resources will ensure you’re on track for financial success.

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Monday

Your 2025 Guide to Retirement Income in Canada

The 2025 guide to retirement income in Canada provides essential financial planning insights helping retirees identify and optimize reliable income sources. It covers pensions, investments, and government benefits to ensure a secure retirement.

Time to Review RRSP Fundamentals

Whether you’re starting out or steadily building your retirement nest egg, it’s never too late to review your RRSP basics. What is your annual RRSP contribution limit? Can any unused contribution room be carried forward? What are the best RRSP investments? What are the withdrawal rules? Find out answers to these questions and much more.

Tuesday

Your Guide to Last-Minute RRSP Contributions

The annual RRSP contribution deadline is fast approaching. If you’re among the many who have left RRSP investing to the last minute, here’s your essential guide to RRSP rules and strategies to help you make informed investment choices just in time for the RRSP deadline.

Wednesday

How to Make the Most of Your RRSP Options

Here’s an explainer about when a self-directed RRSP is a good choice and what types of investments qualify. The article also covers spousal RRSPs, contribution rules, and the tax treatment of investments held in a self-directed RRSP.

RRSPs After Age 60: To Contribute or Not to Contribute?

This article explores whether it makes sense to keep contributing to an RRSP after age 60, stop investing, or transfer funds to a taxable account. It also examines key tax considerations that can impact these decisions.

Thursday

RRSPs Before 60: Not Always a Priority

This guide highlights why contributing to an RRSP before the age of 60 may not be suitable for everyone. It discusses situations where delaying contributions or deductions make sense, what happens to an RRSP after age 71, and when to avoid making RRSP contributions.

Friday

The Hows, Whys, and Benefits of TFSAs

This primer explains the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), a powerful tool for building retirement savings tax-free. It covers how a TFSA works, contribution and withdrawal rules, and the tax implications involved.


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Vikram Barhat

Vikram Barhat  is a Toronto-based financial writer specializing in investing, stock markets, personal finance and other areas of the financial services industry, Vikram also writes for CNBC, BBC, The Globe and Mail, and Toronto Star.

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