Our RESP Plans
Group Option Plan

Group
Option Plan

Protection of principal, for disciplined and committed savers.

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Achievers
Plan

Set your own Plan Contribution Target! Enrol at any age.

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Self-Initiated
Option Plan

For those who seek a flexible RESP.

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Save today for a brighter tomorrow

A Registered Education Savings Plan is a smart and proven way to save for post-secondary education.
All of our plans
offer AIR MILES®
Reward Miles™!
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Group Option Plan

Group Option Plan

Protection of principal, for disciplined and committed savers.
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Achievers Plan

Set your own Plan Contribution Target! Enrol at any age.
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Self-Initiated Option Plan

For those who seek a flexible RESP.
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For 27 years in a row, the CET Group Option Plan has proudly paid the highest 1st Scholarships compared to other national group scholarship plans.*
*CEFI has compared the first Scholarship payments on a per unit basis from the Children's Education Trust of Canada Group Option Plan to the comparable first scholarship payments of other nationally available group scholarship plans through publicly available financial statements and prospectus documents at www.sedar.com. On the basis of this comparison, CEFI has determined that the Children's Education Trust of Canada Group Option Plan has paid the highest first Scholarship payments per unit to beneficiaries from 1997 to 2023 inclusive. Past performance does not guarantee or predict future performance.
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Why Choose CEFI?

Our CET Group Option Plan is the highest paid 1st scholarship 27 years in a row1

Nearly $133 million in payments from the CET Plans paid to Canadian Families in 20232

Earn AIR MILES® Reward Miles on all of our plans

1 CEFI has compared the first Scholarship payments on a per unit basis from the Children's Education Trust of Canada Group Option Plan to the comparable first scholarship payments of other nationally available group scholarship plans through publicly available financial statements and prospectus documents at www.sedar.com. On the basis of this comparison, CEFI has determined that the Children's Education Trust of Canada Group Option Plan has paid the highest first Scholarship payments per unit to beneficiaries from 1997 to 2023 inclusive. Past payments are not a guarantee of future payments.

2 Total 2023 payments to Canadian Families include return of net Contributions at plans' maturity and total Education Assistance Payments paid to beneficiaries as reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Subscribers and Beneficiaries in our 2023 Annual Audited Financial Statements available here.

Watch your contributions grow

Age of Child:
9
Year(s)


Monthly Contribution: $
10
.00


Rate of Return:
4.5
%


Your Province:
If you contribute $
10
.00 per month until the year your child turns 18,
Your RESP could grow to $
1,112.64
*
$
772.00

In Contributions
$
138.64

In Earnings
$
192.00

In Grants

*This RESP calculator is for general information only. It does not take into account any additional grants offered based on adjusted family net income. This illustration is based on the Self-Initiated Option Plan which is an individual plan and takes into account the following fees as they apply to that RESP: sales charge, depository fee and administration fee. Please note that fees vary among our RESPs. Your Dealing Representative will discuss fees with you in detail as part of the plan presentation and you can also refer to our prospectus. Your child could be entitled to different amounts than those projected. These projections are for your information only. These projections are not guarantees of future investment returns. The information presented and projected is hypothetical and only for information purposes.

You can set up an RESP for only $9.90/month.

The calculation tool generates projections for information only and is designed to illustrate the general overall benefits of an RESP. This tool does not specifically apply to group RESPs and is based on our Self-Initiated Option Plan which is an individual plan. The projection assumes that you make monthly contributions at your selected amount until the year your child reaches 18 years of age. Fees vary depending on the RESP that you select. The projected growth of grants and savings defaults to a 4.5% rate of return assumption but you can select a higher or lower rate of return assumption. As they are rate of return assumptions, these projections cannot be considered a guarantee of future performance, nor interpreted as a commitment on our part.

The RESP calculator takes into account the basic 20% Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and in some provinces where they are offered, the basic provincial grants, only offered to residents in certain provinces. The lifetime CESG limit per beneficiary is $7,200.

Certain restrictions apply: The annual CESG limit is $500 and the lifetime RESP contribution limit is $50,000 per child. If your adjusted family net income is modest, your beneficiary could be eligible for the additional CESG.

Your child could also receive the Canada Learning Bond, offering a lifetime amount of up to $2,000 for children born on or after January 1, 2004. Certain conditions apply. Please learn more about the Canada Learning Bond here. You can also refer to our prospectus.

We offer three different RESPs and different contribution options. A minimum subscription amount is usually required. For further details, contact us or refer to our prospectus.

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