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BC Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG)

One-time BC provincial grant of $1,200 per eligible child, deposited directly into the RESP. Applied for between the child's sixth and ninth birthday.

Eligibility

  • Child born on or after January 1, 2006
  • Child resident of BC at time of application
  • RESP open at time of application
  • Application window: after child's 6th birthday, before 9th birthday (or specific extended windows for older cohorts)

Limits and rules

  • One-time $1,200 per beneficiary (not annual)
  • Application window is strict; missed window means the grant is lost
  • Deposited directly to the RESP as BCTESG; treated as a grant for EAP purposes

Source

BC Ministry of Education: BCTESG →