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General Guidelines and FORM A: Guidelines
REGISTERED EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN (RESP) TRANSFER FORM
General Guidelines and FORM A: Guidelines
General Guidelines
Authority to Collect and Use Information
The authority to collect and use your information is provided under the Canada Education Savings Act,
the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act and the Income Tax Act.
How to Complete this Form
The subscriber of the relinquishing RESP will complete Form A. The form will then be sent to the
receiving promoter. The receiving promoter will complete Form B, and will then send a copy of Form A
along with Form B to the relinquishing promoter. The relinquishing promoter will complete Form C and
send it to the receiving promoter along with the funds and copies of completed Forms A & B.
Additional Information For more information about this transfer form, please contact the Canada Registered Education Savings
Program by phone at 1-888-276-3624 or by email at cesp-pcee@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Terminology
• The term "Relinquishing RESP" has the same meaning as "transferring RESP" as in the
Canada Education Savings Regulations.
• Basic CESG and Additional CESG mean Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) paid or
payable under subsections 5(2) and 5(4) respectively of the Canada Education Savings Act.
• The terms brother, sister, CLB, transferring and receiving RESP have the same meaning as
in the Canada Education Savings Regulations.
• Alberta Grants refers to grant paid or payable pursuant to the Canada Alberta Agreement,
entered into under section 12 of the Canada Education Savings Act. See definition Alberta
Grants below.
• In cash or in kind means any amount or property transferred from an RESP to another RESP.
Definitions
Additional Canada Education Savings Grant (Additional CESG) - An Additional Canada Education
Savings Grant (CESG) payment of either 10% or 20% on the first $500 or less of annual RESP
contributions made on or after January 1, 2005. It is paid into an RESP on behalf of an eligible
beneficiary. The Additional CESG is paid over and above the Basic CESG and is based on the net
family income of the beneficiary's primary caregiver. See Adjusted Net Family Income.
Adjusted Family Net Income - The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calculates the Adjusted Family
Net Income from the Family Net Income and a number of other factors. CRA uses the Adjusted Family
Net Income to calculate Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) and National Child Benefit Supplement
(NCBS) amounts. The Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) also uses the Adjusted Family Net
Income of a child's Primary Caregiver (PCG) to determine the child's eligibility for Additional CESG. For
additional information, contact CRA at 1-800-959-8281.
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Grants (Alberta Grants) - A provincial grant introduced
by the Government of Alberta in 2005 for eligible children with a parent or legal guardian who is a
resident of Alberta. It is paid into an RESP on behalf of an eligible beneficiary and consists of the
Alberta Centennial Savings Plan $500 grant and the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan $100
grant.
Assisted Contributions - Contributions made to an RESP that have attracted CESG payment.
Basic Canada Education Savings Grant (Basic CESG) - Basic CESG rate of 20% on contributions
made to an RESP in respect of an eligible beneficiary. The amount of annual Basic CESG payable per
beneficiary is limited to the lesser of accumulated grant room available for the beneficiary or the Basic
CESG annual limit per beneficiary. CESG is paid into the RESP on behalf of an eligible beneficiary up
until the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17.
Beneficiary is common to both RESPs - Beneficiary is named as a beneficiary under both the
receiving RESP and relinquishing RESP.
Brother or Sister - A brother or sister in relation to a beneficiary, includes a son/daughter of the
common-law partner or spouse of a parent of the beneficiary.
Canada Learning Bond (CLB) - An education savings bond introduced by the Government of Canada
in 2004 to provide an education savings incentive for children in modest-income families, and for
children in care, who are born on or after January 1, 2004. The Canada Education Savings Program
(CESP) of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) will track the CLB for eligible
children and hold these entitlements “in trust” as they accumulate until an RESP is designated to receive
the CLB on their behalf. The CLB consists of the initial and subsequent CLB payments.