10/15/2026
If funds in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) aren’t used for education, the investment growth can be taxed at your marginal rate plus an additional 20%. If you have RRSP contribution room, you may be able to transfer up to $50,000 of that growth into your RRSP, helping you avoid the penalty and defer tax until a future date.
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You may have been investing for years for your child or grandchild's post-secondary education. But what happens if they decide not to go to university or college? In this article, we outline what happens to your contributions, the government grants and investment growth.