Example - How to carry forward unused grant and bond entitlements

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Example - How to carry forward unused grant and bond entitlements


Example


Let us take Roger for example:

  • He is a person with a disability.
  • His income has been less than $15,000 each year since 2008.
  • He has been eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC) each year since 2008.
  • He is not, and has never been, a holder or beneficiary of an RDSP.
  • He has reached the age of majority and is contractually competent to enter into a plan.

In August 2021, Roger opens an RDSP. Although opened in 2021, Roger’s plan has accumulated grant and bond entitlements over the past 10 years, going back to 2011 since RDSPs became available in 2008.

The following is a breakdown of Roger’s accumulated grant and bond entitlements:

  • $1,500 in grant entitlements per year at the 300% matching rate ($1,500 x 10 years for a total of $15,000)
  • $2,000 in grant entitlements per year at the 200% rate ($2,000 x 10 years for a total of $20,000)
  • $1,000 in bond entitlements per year ($1,000 x 10 years for a total of $10,000)

Upon application for his bond, his RDSP will receive $10,000 in accumulated bond entitlements.

After the RDSP is opened, with Roger’s written consent, his family contributes $800 to his RDSP in October 2021, for which his RDSP receives $2,400 ($800 × 300%) as a grant.

Roger carries forward $12,600 ($15,000 - $2,400) in unused grant entitlement at the 300% rate and still carries $20,000 in unused grant entitlement at the 200% rate.

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Date modified:
2021-12-14