Desjardins Group Pension Plan and your RRSP

​​​​​​Impact of the DGPP on your RRSP deduction limit

By participating in the Desjardins Group Pension Plan (DGPP), your RRSP deduction limit is automatically reduced. The value of the pension you accumulate in the plan is used by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to adjust your RRSP deduction limit. 
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How does it work? 
  • • Each year, a Pension adjustments​​ (PA) is calculated to reflect this value. 
  • • This PA reduces your RRSP deduction limit for the following year. 
  • • The CRA applies this adjustment in your Notice of Assessment. 
What do you need to do? 
Nothing. Your RRSP deduction limit shown in your Notice of Assessment already takes the PA into account. 

Example for 2026 
Here is an example of how the RRSP deduction limit is calculated. This example applies to a person whose salary at Desjardins is $65,000 and is their only source of income. 

Example: 2026 contribution room​
​​18% of 2025 income, but without exceeding the RRSP limit set by law (18% X $65,000 for example)
​$11,700
​Minus: PA for 2025 (9 X DGPP credited pension​ – 600) - $8,175​
RRSP deduction limit for 2026 $3,5251
​1If you have unused RRSP contribution room, it will be added to this amount. ​