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Open your RESP with a trusted Canadian education savings provider

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$0

upfront cost to get started

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18.33%

investment return in 2024 for the cohort with children born in 2024–20268

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7.85%

investment return in 2024 for the cohort with children born in
2009-20118

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Up to $7,200

or more in federal and provincial government grants9

Key benefits for you

When you open a RESP with Embark, you’re choosing a trusted plan to help save for education. Here’s how we make saving money easy:

  • Expert guidance
    Step-by-step guidance and tools that help you reach your education savings goals.
  • Glidepath investment strategy
    Your Embark RESP aims to manage investments to prioritize grown in the early years, then adapts with aims to preserve what you’ve built in the later years.
  • Digital account access
    Use our website to check, manage, add money, and take money out of your education savings account from anywhere.
  • Flexible contributions and funds sharing
    Change how much you save anytime. Share savings between kids so each has support for their education.
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Not all RESPS are the same

At Embark, we do one thing: help Canadian families save for school. We’re a trusted RESP provider in Canada, with no minimum contributions to get started and automatic grant applications to make saving for your child’s education easier.

Ready to open an education savings account?

Embark5 big banks²
4.5+ stars on Google⁶
Time to open8 minutes1 hour³
Minimum investment to open$0$400⁴
Investment fees1.65%2.02%⁵
Glidepath investment
Intelligent alerts
Personalized goals
Friends & family can gift directly into RESP
Guided online withdrawals
Exclusive offers from our partners

Top choice of over 1 million Canadians

For 60 years, we’ve helped fund post-secondary education for students. Unlike traditional banks, we’re owned by a not-for-profit foundation that puts Canadian families first—reinvesting profits into scholarships to help even more students succeed.

  • Managing $6.5 billion in education savings
  • 60 years of education savings expertise
  • 60,000+ students supported every year
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