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Canada Education Savings Program - RESP Provider User Guide PDF Index

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Consult this page frequently for newer versions. The following laws and regulations take precedence over information contained in this guide in the event of discrepancies:

• Income Tax Act
• Canada Education Savings Act
• Canada Education Savings Regulations
• Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
• Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Regulations

Accessing the Guide Online

This guide consists of four multi-chaptered sections which you can download by individual chapter or in its entirety. If you are experiencing problems downloading the files below, please visit our Help page.

Download entire Guide - (PDF version, 2,826 kb)  (2012-03-15)

1 – Introduction

• Table of Contents - (PDF version, 61 kb)  (2012-03-15)

• How to Use This Guide - (PDF version, 73 kb)  (2011-07-06)

• Feedback Form - (PDF version, 33 kb)  (2011-05-10)

• 1 – 1 HRSDC's Education Savings Incentives Program - (PDF version, 139 kb)  (2012-01-01)

• 1 – 2 Key Concepts - (PDF version, 70 kb)  (2011-07-06)

• 1 – 3 The CESP System and Interface Transaction Standards - (PDF version, 382 kb)  (2011-07-06)

• 1 – 4 Registered Education Savings Plans - (PDF version, 120 kb)  (2011-12-16)

2 – Education Savings Incentives

• 2 – 1 The Basic Canada Education Savings Grant - (PDF version, 254 kb)  (2011-08-26)

• 2 – 2 The Basic and Additional Canada Education Savings Grant - (PDF version, 266 kb)  (2012-01-01)

• 2 – 3 The Canada Learning Bond - (PDF version, 194 kb)  (2011-06-28)

• 2 – 4 The Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Grants - (PDF version, 236 kb)  (2011-07-06)

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3 – Transfers & Payments

• 3 – 1 RESP Transfers and the Education Savings Incentives - (PDF version, 235 kb)  (2012-02-08)

• 3 – 2 Post-Secondary Education and Educational Assistance Payments (EAPs) - (PDF version, 180 kb)   (2011-12-20)

• 3 – 3 Options for Assets Remaining in the RESP - (PDF version, 70 kb)  (2011-07-06)

4 - Appendices

• A – Application Forms - Education Savings Incentives - (PDF version, 584 kb)  (2011-07-06)

• B – A Quick Reference - Eligibility Criteria for Education Savings Incentives - (PDF version, 49 kb)  (2012-01-01)

• C – Acronyms and Definitions - (PDF version, 92 kb)  (2011-12-02)

• D – Forms Index - Education Savings Incentives - (PDF version, 43 kb)  (2009-07-17)

• E – Understanding Error Codes - (PDF version, 116 kb)  (2011-07-07)

• F –  Understanding Refusal Reasons - (PDF version, 128 kb)  (2012-03-13)

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Date Modified:

2012-03-29