Through the Access RDSP program, we provide free support to help people access the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Our goal is to reduce barriers, spread awareness, and support people with disabilities across the country to save for their future.

RDSP & Disability Planning Helpline: 1-844-311-7526

For information regarding the RDSP or disability planning, call Plan Institute’s information helpline at 1-844-311-7526.

Learn more about the Helpline here.

RDSP Webinars

Learn all you need to know about becoming eligible, opening and maximizing the benefits from an RDSP. We offer ongoing free webinars throughout the year. We offer both a level 1 & 2 option depending on your prior knowledge.

 Click here for a list of upcoming RDSP information sessions.

Help Opening an RDSP

Plan Institute partners with BMO to help individuals open an RDSP.

Click here to learn more about this partnership and find out how we can help you open an RDSP with BMO.

Indigenous RDSP Navigation

BCANDS RDSP Navigators work with Indigenous individuals living with disabilities and their families throughout Canada. They provide assistance to help people become eligible and open an RDSP, and will help you work with financial institutions once the RDSP is opened.

Navigators will provide clients with an RDSP information package to get them started, maintain consistent contact with clients to provide encouragement and provide one-to-one support through each step of the program.

Click here to view a complete list of BCANDS Supports and Services

Contact BCANDS:

Telephone: 1.888.815.5511
E-mail: rdsp1@bcands.bc.ca or rdsp2@bcands.bc.ca

 

Disability Tax Credit (DTC)

Have questions or need assistance with the DTC? DABC is able to assist individuals through one on one support.

Contact DABC:

Advocacy Access line: 604-872-1278
Toll-free 1-800-663-1278
Email: rdsp@disabilityalliancebc.org

Click here for the DABC website to view more information on these services.

RDSP Guides

A Guide to the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) & the RDSP for People Over the Age of 50
Download the guide

How Can my RDSP Help me When I Turn 60?
Click here to download the online version
Click here to download the print version

RDSP Step by Step Guide: To Becoming Eligible, Opening and Managing Your RDSP
Click here to download the Step by Step Guide

A Guide to the DTC and RDSP for Newcomers with Disability
English version
French version

RDSP Helpsheet from Disability Alliance BC
Click here for the helpsheet

Where Should You Open Your RDSP? Questions to Ask a Financial Institution
Click here to download

A Guide to Access RDSP Services
Click here to download

Endowment 150

If you’re a BC resident and are eligible for the RDSP, you can receive a $150 gift towards your RDSP account!

Click here to find out more about Endowment 150 or to apply.

DTC Guides for Healthcare Practitioners

One of our goals at Access RDSP is to provide physicians and other health care practitioners with the resources needed to simplify the process of filling out the DTC application form to qualify their patients or clients for the DTC.

Click here for step-by-step guides to filling out the DTC form.

Access RDSP is a province-wide partnership between Plan Institute, Disability Alliance BC (DABC), and BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS). These initiatives are made possible with generous support from the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and the Vancouver Foundation.