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How to borrow from your RRSP to buy a home

Many home buyers have heard that you can withdraw (or borrow) money from your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to use toward their down payment without paying taxes. While this is true there are conditions.  It's not really a withdrawal because you have to repay it over a fixed period of time. This strategy falls under what Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calls the Home Buyers Plan (HBP).