What income does not qualify as Eligible Earned Income?
There are a few types of income that do not qualify as Eligible Earned Income in the calculation of your RRSP contribution room. A few of these are listed below:
- Investment Income – Interest and Dividend Income
- Taxable Capital Gains
- Withdrawals from an RRSP, RRIF, LIF, etc.
- Pension and DPSP income
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS) payments and Quebec Pension Payments (QPP)
- Retiring Allowances
- Death Benefits
- Scholarships and bursaries
- Income earned as a limited partner of a limited partnership
Calculating the RRSP contribution available is based upon the Earned Income of taxpayers who were resident in Canada throughout the year (full-time and part-time) and it applies to the period of residence.
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