Industry

RESP RIP?: Education saving plan missing the mark, C.D. Howe suggests

(December 13, 2002) Registered education savings plans are missing the mark, doing little to improve access to post-secondary education for most Canadians, says a paper commissioned by the C.D. Howe Institute. The study concludes that RESPs should be phased out and rolled into the existing RRSP program. The study, authored by Kevin Milligan, associate professor […]

By Doug Watt |December 13, 2002

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Manitoba at centre of Canadian map of charitable giving

New Brunswick: 23.5% (0.64% — $883) B.C.: 24.0% (0.73% — $1,194) Nova Scotia: 24.3% (0.57% — $809) Alberta: 25.1% (0.72% — $1,188) Prince Edward Island: 27.0% (0.68% — $782) Saskatchewan 27.5% (0.77% — $960) Ontario: 28.2% (0.78% — $1,186) Manitoba: 29.0% (0.83% — $1,029) Manitoba: 29.0% (0.83% — $1,029) Ontario: 28.2% (0.78% — $1,186) Saskatchewan […]

By Jim MacDonald |December 12, 2002

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Manitoba at centre of Canadian map of charitable giving

New Brunswick: 23.5% (0.64% — $883) B.C.: 24.0% (0.73% — $1,194) Nova Scotia: 24.3% (0.57% — $809) Alberta: 25.1% (0.72% — $1,188) Prince Edward Island: 27.0% (0.68% — $782) Saskatchewan 27.5% (0.77% — $960) Ontario: 28.2% (0.78% — $1,186) Manitoba: 29.0% (0.83% — $1,029) Manitoba: 29.0% (0.83% — $1,029) Ontario: 28.2% (0.78% — $1,186) Saskatchewan […]

By Jim MacDonald |December 12, 2002

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IFIC, IDA welcome proposed increase to RRSP limits as first step

(December 11, 2002) A recommendation by the House of Commons finance committee to raise annual RRSP contribution limits by nearly 50% is long overdue and a step in the right direction, according to the heads of Canada’s mutual fund and brokerage industry associations. Two weeks ago, the influential committee suggested raising limits to $19,000 from […]

By Doug Watt |December 11, 2002

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