<P> The first Tax - Free Savings Account was introduced by Jim Flaherty , then Canadian federal Minister of Finance , in the 2008 federal budget . It came into effect on January 1 , 2009 . </P>
<P> The first Tax - Free Savings Account was introduced by Jim Flaherty , then Canadian federal Minister of Finance , in the 2008 federal budget . It came into effect on January 1 , 2009 . </P>
when did the tax free savings account start
when did the tax free savings account start
January 1 , 2009
January 1 , 2009