Careful folks....this is my understanding....I could be wrong, but you might want to look into this as well.

The transfer out of your account would be considered a deemed disposition, for which you would trigger a gain or a loss.

I believe that if you trigger a loss; you lose that loss....you cannot claim it. But if you trigger a gain, then you have to claim the gain.

Worth looking into, as I would believe that current shares held would be in a loss position.

This does not apply to TFSA......if you make money, it's tax free. If you lose money, no tax breaks.

Also if you take money out of your TFSA during the calendar year, you can't put that money back in until Jan 1 the next year.