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RRSP Meltdown (Investment Loan)

Your RRSP tax is deferred, not forgiven.

Compare the status-quo path against an investment loan + RRSP/corporate-meltdown strategy and see the tax saved and additional net worth at retirement. Numbers update live as you tune inputs.

Melt with a loanThe only calculator that models an RRSP meltdown funded by deductible investment-loan interest.
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Estate after tax — do nothing
$2,193,174
Estate after tax — with meltdown
$3,465,706
Difference to the estate
$1,272,532
Net-worth growth curve
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  • Scenario A — Baseline
  • Scenario B — Loan + Meltdown
Tax on retirement income

Same $150,000 a year. Taken entirely from the RRIF it is all taxable income; taking $30,000 of it from a non-registered account means only half the gain is included.

All from RRIFRRIF + non-registered$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000
  • Tax
Less tax per year
$8,100
Over 20 years of retirement
$162,000

Indicative figures only. Built on 2025 Canadian tax brackets without indexation, and excludes CPP/EI, OAS clawback, AMT, provincial surtaxes, and health premiums. Real tax outcomes depend on your full situation — talk to a licensed advisor.