InfoCapsules for Registered Education Saving Plan providers
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
Disclaimer: RESP promoters
The information contained on this page is technical in nature. It is intended for Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and Canada Education Savings Program promoters. For general information, visit the RESP page.
On this page
Alternate format
List of acronyms
- ESDC
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- RESP
- Registered Education Savings Plan
Versions
- InfoCapsules version: 3.0
- Latest update: May 2, 2024
- Previous update: December 1, 2023
- Description: There have been program changes related to the incentives that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) delivers. These changes include:
- a phone number for the Registered Plans Directorate
- the governmental department responsible for maintaining the designated educational institutions list
Disclaimer
Consult this page frequently for newer versions. The following laws and regulations take precedence over information contained in InfoCapsules in the event of discrepancies:
- Income Tax Act
- Canada Education Savings Act
- Canada Education Savings Regulations
- Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act
- British Columbia Training and Savings Program Regulation
List of InfoCapsules
- Overview of the Canada Education Savings Program
- Administrative responsibilities - Who does what
- Life cycle of a Registered Education Savings Plan
- Why the Social Insurance Number is required
- Primary caregiver
- Relationship to the subscriber for a family plan
- Family plan versus individual plan
- Group plans
- The Canada Learning Bond
- Contributions
- The Canada Education Savings Grant
- Grant room and carry forward
- Educational assistance payments
- Plan termination
- Error codes and refusal reasons
- British Columbia Training and Education Savings Grant