"Ask an Expert" webinars on the DTC and RDSP
- Ask an Expert: DTC and other Disability Tax Supports – October 9th
- Ask an Expert: RDSP and other Disability Financial Planning Considerations – October 30th
In 2014, the government of BC declared October RDSP Awareness Month to help raise awareness about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and its prerequisite, the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).
The RDSP was created by the federal government as a long-term savings plan for people with disabilities and their families. Eligible people can benefit from an RDSP even if they cannot put any money into the plan and it will not affect their other disability benefits. Individuals 49 and under who qualify for the RDSP may be eligible for government grants and bonds, which can total up to $90,000 over the lifetime of the RDSP – even with little to no personal contributions.
We’ve just launched our updated DTC tool, now called “My DTC”, to help people get the process started. Check it out here! We will be joining our Access RDSP partners in hosting online “Ask the Experts” webinars on the DTC and RDSP. Register for the October 9th session here or the October 30th session here. We are also introducing the DTC Medical Fees Fund—a fundraiser to help people cover the cost of out-of-pocket medical fees when applying for the DTC.
Check out the RDSP Awareness Month page on RDSP.com: https://www.rdsp.com/month/.
You can also find information at https://www.rdsp.com/supports-
Follow us this month on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to see everything we are doing to celebrate. And use #RDSPAwarenessMonth when you’re talking about RDSP Awareness Month!
DABC will be closed on Monday, September 30th, to acknowledge the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While September 30th has held this designation for years, this is only the second year it is being recognized as a statutory holiday in BC.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never made it home from residential schools as well as the Survivors of those “schools,” and acknowledges both this terrible history as well as the ongoing impacts of residential schools and the challenges and injustices that Indigenous communities continue to face. It also encourages the celebration of Indigenous cultures.
It is based on Orange Shirt Day, which was founded by Phyllis Webstad, a Survivor of residential school. You can learn more about Phyllis and this movement here: https://orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story/.
We encourage you to take this day to reflect, learn, and have conversations with people you know.
Vancouver Blog Miss604 has compiled a list of events that are happening for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this weekend.
Here are the events on September 30th:
– Place des Arts: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
– Create and Connect: Truth and Reconciliation Day at MONOVA
– Noons Creek Hatchery Reconciliation Event in Port Moody
– Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (UBC)
– Free Admission at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
– Walk for Truth and Reconciliation (Tsawwassen)
– Honouring Residential School Thrivers and Survivors – Stó:lō Nation
– Learning Opportunity: Downstream Where the Waters Mix Exhibition
– National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Teaching Pow Wow