used to be that simple until 2011.

thanks HarperCo.

execution of this gets harder and harder, depending on the broker you choose ... e.g., I think TD has even flatly banned swaps outright, even though they're still technically allowed by CRA and is still possible, given some fancy manouvering (Norbert's Gambit comes to mind...)

GLTA,

R.

http://www.taxtips.ca/tfsa/swaptransactions.htm

http://jamiegolombek.com/articledetail.php?article_id=1139

http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/why-ban-swap-transactions-in-tfsa-accounts/

http://www.milliondollarjourney.com/in-kind-transfers-non-registered-stocks-to-an-rrsp-tfsa.htm

http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/td-waterhouse-disallows-rrsp-swap-transactions/

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ntvdnc/menu-eng.html