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Attention: 19(1)
January 24, 1992
Re: Saskatchewan Community Bonds
This is in response to your letter of November 4, 1991, requesting our opinion on whether shares received on the conversion of Saskatchewan Community Bonds would be qualified investments for registered retirement savings plans ("RRSPs").
If the aforementioned bonds are convertible into shares of a corporation, such shares, in order to be a qualified investment for a RRSP, will have to meet the existing criteria for qualifying in the Income Tax Act or the Regulations. If the shares do not meet this criteria, they will not be qualified investments for RRSPs and either the annuitant or the trust governed by the RRSP may be subject to penalties.
We trust this is satisfactory.
Yours truly,
for DirectorFinancial Industries DivisionRulings Directorate
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