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How the Liberals’ re-election impacts RRIFs, taxes and moreThe Liberals held on to power in the recent federal election, and this has tax implications for Canada’s seniors and other taxpayers—in particular, for retirees and their strategies for their registered retirement income fund (RRIF) this year and possibly in the future.

Reduced RRIF minimum withdrawals

The Liberals’ primary RRIF proposal is to decrease the minimum withdrawal that is required for 2025. The party announced on April 7, 2025, its intention to “protect retirement savings by reducing the minimum amount that must be withdrawn from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) by 25% for one year. This will allow Canadian seniors more flexibility in choosing when to draw from their retirement savings.”

This proposal was made in response to U.S. tariffs, which have created economic uncertainty and triggered stock market volatility in recent weeks. Reducing RRIF minimum withdrawals is a measure to “help Canadian seniors and retirement savings weather this storm…

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