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Invest in your child's future

A post-secondary education can be expensive. To manage these costs successfully, you need an effective and flexible savings plan. An effective way to save for your child's post-secondary education is with a CIBC Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP).

We offer access to Government Grants and Incentives including:

Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG)
Canada Learning Bond (CLB)
British Columbia Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG)
Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Education Savings (SAGES)
Quebec Education Savings Incentive (QESI)

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How much can I invest?

The lifetime RESP contribution limit is $50,000 per child and contributions can be made until the child turns 31. There is no annual maximum contribution limit.

Learn more about types of RESPs

Learn more about the available provincial grants and incentives

CIBC RESP investment choices

We offer a number of CIBC investment solutions for your CIBC RESP portfolio:

CIBC Managed Portfolio Services, our "All-In-one Fund Solution"

Many investors don't have the time or expertise to build a diversified portfolio and constantly monitor and adjust it. CIBC Managed Portfolio Services, our "All-In-One Fund Solution", is an easy and effective way to hand the responsibility of managing your money to professional investment managers.

Learn moreabout C I B C Managed Portfolio Services

CIBC Mutual Funds

Whether you're a savings-oriented investor, a growth-oriented investor, or somewhere in between, we offer a comprehensive selection of individual mutual funds with a full range of savings, income, and growth funds, as well as one of Canada's largest family of index funds.

Learn moreabout C I B C Mutual Funds

CIBC RESP GICs

CIBC offers RESP Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) in terms ranging from 1 to 5 years. These GICs provide guaranteed principal and interest, making them an ideal part of a diversified portfolio.

Or for self-directed investors…

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CIBC Investor's Edge^®*

The CIBC Investor's Edge RESP is a self-directed plan, which allows you access to stocks, bonds, GICs and more than 2,000 mutual funds. The hallmarks of a self-directed RESP are flexibility, control, and broad investment choice.

Learn moreabout C I B C Investor's Edge

Back to school convenience

A CIBC Personal Line of Credit can be a simple and convenient borrowing option to help cover education expenses.

Learn moreabout C I B C Personal Lines of Credit

Benefits of an RESP

Government Contributions
Tax-sheltered growth
Flexibility
Tax savings

Learn moreabout the benefits of an R E S P

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* CIBC Investor's Edge is the discount brokerage division of CIBC Investor Services Inc. (CIBC ISI). CIBC ISI does not provide you with any legal, tax, or accounting services or advice regarding the suitability or profitability of a security or investment in a CIBC Investor's Edge account. You assume full responsibility for transactions in your CIBC Investor's Edge account and for your investment decisions. CIBC ISI is a subsidiary of CIBC and Member CIPF.

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