For those who are eligible to receive it, the Quebec Education Savings Incentive is equal to 10% of your annual RESP contribution – up to a maximum of $3,600.
Each year, a registered education savings plan (RESP) account can receive an amount equal to 10% of the net contributions paid into it over the course of a year, up to a maximum of $250.
In addition, as of 2008, any benefits accrued during previous years can be added to the basic amount, up to a maximum of $250.
To help low-income families, an increase of up to $50 per year, calculated on the basis of family income, may be added to the basic amount.
With the QESI, eligible children may qualify for to a life-time maximum of $3,600 per child.
To be entitled to the Québec education savings incentive (QESI), the child beneficiary must meet all of the following conditions: