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What to do when you have insufficient or unused RESP funds

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Registered education savings plans (RESPs) are the best way to save for a child’s post-secondary education. Contributions attract government grants, and the accounts grow tax-deferred. Withdrawals can be used for trade school, college or university funding in Canada and abroad.

According to Statistics Canada, the average cost of undergraduate tuition nationally for the 2022/2023 school year was $6,834 per year. The costs can be greater or smaller depending on the program of study, and tuition represents only a portion of the total cost of post-secondary education. In fact, the data shows a four-year university program can cost $96,004 for a student living on campus and $48,074 for a student living at home.

In contrast, the average RESP balance for children aged 14 to 17 was $22,180 at the end of 2019. That’s enough to fund approximately one quarter to one half of the cost of a typical four-year university program. What should parents do to close the gap?

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