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Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)

Save towards your kid’s education with tax-advantaged investments and government contributions.

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Savings that grow with your child

Get a 20% government match

Add to your RESP annually and the government will, too — receive up to $500 per year, and $7,200 in total per child.

Access grants and incentives

Get even more government contributions towards their schooling through additional eligible grants.

Grow your investments tax-free

Any earnings on your investments are tax-exempt until the time comes to withdraw funds (then they’ll be taxed at your kid’s tax rate, not yours).

Get to know the RESP

$50,000

The total lifetime contribution limit for an RESP. However, there’s no annual limit, so you can save at your own speed until you hit that max.

20%

The government contribution match you can receive ($500 per year), for a potential grant total of $7,200.

Unlimited

The amount of people who can contribute towards your child’s education. If you have family and friends eager to support them, they can open an RESP in your child’s name too.

36 years

The length of time you can keep an RESP account open for — so if your child has dreams of traveling first, or taking time away from the books, there’s no rush to withdraw the funds.

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Ways to invest with an RESP

Have your portfolio tailored to your goals

With Managed investing, we do the heavy lifting. Tell us your goals and timeline for your RESP, and we’ll build you a custom portfolio with a wide range of assets across the market.

Coming soon: Independently trade stocks and ETFs

Soon, you can take a self-directed approach to investing in an RESP to have total control over where your money is invested. You’ll be able to buy and sell stocks and ETFs commission-free, automate your investments, and start trading right away with up to $250,000 in instant deposits.

Simplified saving for the future

Start saving in minutes

Open your account without any bank appointments or paperwork. Making your contributions (or withdrawing when the time comes) only takes a few taps.

Get human help

If you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers — our team is on hand to help you out 7 days a week, by phone, chat, or email.

Keep more of your returns

Whether you’re picking your own stocks, or letting us manage your investments, you won’t need to worry about high fees eating into your returns.

Move your RESP to us and we'll cover the transfer fees

We'll automatically reimburse the transfer-out fees charged by your brokerage when you move at least $15,000 to us. Conditions apply.

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Start their future fund now

Save for your kid’s education in just minutes —  no paperwork, no bank appointments.