Tax Free Savings Account

A TFSA (Tax Free Savings Account) is a registered investment. 

It can be any variety of investments. Savings account, stocks, GIC`s, Funds just to name a few. 

While there are no tax deductions on deposits into a TFSA, there is no tax on the growth and there is no tax on the withdrawals. 

The TFSA began in 2009 with a contribution maximum of $5,000 / year. In 2013 the limit was raised to $5,500 

Every Canadian over the age of 18 is entitled to contribute to a TFSA regardless of income level and unused contribution room carries forward indefinitely. Therefore any Canadian who was 18 or older in 2009 (and hasn’t yet opened a TFSA) has contribution room of $25,500. 

On top of this, any withdrawals that have been made from a TFSA, can be `replaced` in the next calendar year or beyond. 

Here’s the governments rules and regulations regarding TFSA’s : 

http://www.tfsa.gc.ca/ 
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