subject: How to Buy a House in Canada [print this page] Canadian citizens are allowed to withdraw up to $20,000 from their Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to buy a house, without having to pay taxes, and are permitted 15 years to reimburse this amount without having it become part of their gross annual income. It is possible that non-residents wanting to buy a house in Canada may also be able to withdraw money from their country's equivalent of t
