A registered education savings plan is a type of savings account that helps you save money for your child’s future. The subscriber for the account may be the parents or a guardian, and the child who gets benefits from this account is called the beneficiary. The Canadian Government adds money to your account through different schemes. Money in this account grows tax-free till your child uses it for education. You can open this account as soon as the birth of your child, and you can keep money in it for 36 years.
Individual or non-family RESP:
Anyone can open an Individual or non-family RESP for a child. Beneficiaries and subscribers do not have to be related by blood. The subscribers can decide how much money they want to contribute.
Family RESP:
Family RESP allows you to make an account for more than one child. But the condition is that all children should be blood-related to you, the subscriber. If a child does not use all the money, he can transfer it to his siblings.
Group RESP:
You can open an account for just one child who does not have to be related to you by blood. This type of RESP has strict rules. If you miss a payment, you may get penalties.
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You should consider RESP contribution limits and withdrawal rules before opening an account. It guides you about the maximum deposit limit and withdrawal rules if the child does not use all the money.
In RESP accounts, the total amount you can deposit is $50,000. You can deposit it monthly, yearly, or in lumps, depending on the plan that suits you the most. But you cannot deposit money after the child turns 17. The government can grant a total $7,200 for a child. If you deposit money over many years, you can get $500 each year from the government in an RESP account of a child.
You can withdraw money from the RESP account either by Post-Secondary Education Payments (PSE) or Education Assistance Payments (EAS). In PSE, the subscriber should give proof before withdrawal that the child is enrolled in secondary school. You can withdraw Government grants through EAS. Tax must be implemented on this kind of withdrawal. But the tax amount is usually low because it is in the name of the student, and students usually have low incomes.
In Canada, an RESP is beneficial because it helps a child to pay for educational needs like books, tuition, transportation, and rent in secondary school.