What's new

On this page, you will find links to information recently posted to this site. The links are presented according to plan type.

For documents from previous years, please visit the What's new archive.

General
RPPs
RDSPs
RESPs
RRSPs/RRIFs
RIs
DPSPs/SUBPs
TFSAs

General

2009-10-27
The Registered Plans Directorate announces updated rates for the 2010 Money Purchase limit, DPSP limit, Defined Benefit limit, and 2011 RRSP limit

Registered Pension Plans (RPPs)

2010-03-15
Registered Plans Directorate (RPD) does not plan to host an RPP Practitioners' Forum in 2010.

2009-12-03
Question 27 of the "Frequently Asked Questions on RPPs" (2010 defined benefit limit)

2009-11-26
New versions of T510, Application To Register a Pension Plan and T920, Application to Amend a Registered Pension Plan

2009-11-12
New version of T1200, Actuarial Information Summary

2009-11-05
Summary of the 2009 RPP Practitioners' Forum

2009-11-05
Questions from the Industry, 2009 RPP Practitioners' Forum

2009-10-29
The Registered Plans Directorate publishes its updated position on Flexible Pension Plans

2009-10-28
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced on October 27, 2009, proposed measures to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, applicable to federally regulated pension plans, and the Income Tax Act, which applies to both federally and provincially regulated pension plans. The release can be found on the Department of Finance website at: http://www.fin.gc.ca/n08/09-103-eng.asp

2009-09-17
Registered Plans Directorate publishes Newsletter 09-1, Administrative Relief Procedures for Retroactive Lump-Sum Catch-Up Payments and related Frequently Asked Questions

Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs)

2010-02-16
Question 17 of the of the "Frequently Asked Questions" on RDSPs (Why are RDSP contracts communicated to a financial institution as "pending" when an RDSP contract is considered registered at the time of signature?)

Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs)

Registered Retirement Savings Plans/
Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRSPs/RRIFs)

Registered Investments(RIs)

2009-08-19
Registered Investments as of December 31, 2008 is available in the Canada Gazette.

Deferred Profit Sharing Plans, Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plans (DPSPs/SUBPs)

2009-07-09
You should use the new version of the T2214 for all deferred profit sharing plan registrations submitted after June 29, 2009. As of November 1, 2009, we will not accept applications that use a previous version of the T2214. They will be returned to the sender.

Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs)

2010-01-07
RC 4477 Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) Guide for Issuers 2009

2009-12-15
Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) Outreach Session - October 2009

2009-12-03
Question 5 under Successor reporting and marriage breakdown and Simplified example #1 of the Frequently asked questions on TFSA return are modified

2009-10-20
Frequently asked questions on TFSA return

2009-10-19
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today issued a news release announcing his intention to propose amendments to the Income Tax Act to strengthen the rules applicable to Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). The release can be found on the Department of Finance website at http://www.fin.gc.ca/n08/09-099-eng.asp

2009-10-06
Question 8 (Process for revising an application package) in the following document "Application Package - Approval Process" is updated.

2009-09-08
Invitation to the Tax-free Savings Account Outreach Sessions