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RRIF relief can still be elusive for seniors

December 11, 2008

Seniors with hard-hit retirement savings got some modest relief from Ottawa last month, but the country's financial ...

CARP calls on Minister of Finance to authorize 25% reduction in RRIF withdrawals

December 8, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2008 TORONTO, ON: CARP is calling on the Minister of Finance to inform all ...

Letter from the Minister of Finance to Financial Institutions Regarding Registered Retirement Income Funds

December 8, 2008

Below is a transcript of a letter that Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty wrote to Financial Institutions on November ...

Limited Relief for RRIF holders

November 28, 2008

The Finance Minister offered limited relief to retirees faced with depleting their tax deferred accounts through ...

Ottawa grants RIFF relief

November 28, 2008

Seniors who must sell hard-hit stock market holdings to fund this year's mandatory withdrawal from their registered ...

RRIF plans get dose of flexibility: Proposal will aid pensioners, plan administrators

November 28, 2008

The Department of Finance yesterday proposed the introduction of a temporary 25% reduction in the minimum withdrawal ...

Seniors: Help us keep our savings: Group calls on Ottawa to ban minimum RRIF withdrawals, universal pension plan

November 25, 2008

An organization representing seniors in Nova Scotia is hearing from many seniors concerned about their retirement ...

CARP supports Finance Minister’s call on financial institutions to permit in kind withdrawals but says RRIF withdrawals should be suspended anyway

November 21, 2008

November 21, 2008 TORONTO, ON: CARP supports Finance Minister Jim Flahertys direction to financial institutions to ...

CARP supports Finance Minister’s call on financial institutions to permit in kind withdrawals but says RRIF withdrawals should be suspended anyway

November 21, 2008

November 21, 2008 TORONTO, ON: CARP supports Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s direction to financial institutions ...

Time to set free the RRIFs

November 14, 2008

The stock-market crash has provided more fuel for the argument that Ottawa needs to give retirees a break on forced ...