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  • 1. Postsecondary education savings for children aged 17 and under, by region
    Table: 37-10-0190-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Savings by parents and guardians for the postsecondary education of their children aged 17 and under, by region. Statistics presented include the percentage of children with postsecondary education savings, the percentage of children with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), and the average dollar value of the RESP.

    Release date: 2020-09-24
  • 2. Postsecondary education savings for children aged 17 and under, by parental characteristics
    Table: 37-10-0191-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Saving by parents and guardians for the postsecondary education of their children aged 17 and under, by parental characteristics. These parental characteristics include their age, the household income, their educational hope for the child, and their highest level of education. Statistics presented include the percentage of children with postsecondary education savings, the percentage of children with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), and the average dollar value of the RESP.

    Release date: 2020-09-24
  • 3. Postsecondary education savings for children aged 17 and under, by child characteristics
    Table: 37-10-0192-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Savings by parents and guardians for the postsecondary education of their children aged 17 and under, by child characteristics. These characteristics include their age, their sex, and their grade (percentage) when last in elementary or secondary school. Statistics presented include the percentage of children with postsecondary education savings, the percentage of children with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), and the average dollar value of the RESP.

    Release date: 2020-09-24
  • 4. Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning: Public Use Microdata File Archived
    Public use microdata: 81M0017X
    Description:

    The Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP), conducted and developed jointly by Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada, provides detailed information about approaches to educational planning in Canada. The survey provides information on how parents are involved with their children's education, their hopes and plans for their children's postsecondary education, how they expect to pay for their children's postsecondary education and their current education savings.

    Release date: 2005-02-03
  • 5. Saving for postsecondary education Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200410713123
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study looks at the decision of parents to save, and amounts saved, for the future education of children aged under 19 years in 2002. A model is used to estimate cumulative parental savings, taking into consideration characteristics of the family and the child, aspirations and involvement of parents, awareness of saving incentive programs, and expectations about grant programs.

    Release date: 2004-09-21
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  • 1. Postsecondary education savings for children aged 17 and under, by region
    Table: 37-10-0190-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Savings by parents and guardians for the postsecondary education of their children aged 17 and under, by region. Statistics presented include the percentage of children with postsecondary education savings, the percentage of children with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), and the average dollar value of the RESP.

    Release date: 2020-09-24
  • 2. Postsecondary education savings for children aged 17 and under, by parental characteristics
    Table: 37-10-0191-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Saving by parents and guardians for the postsecondary education of their children aged 17 and under, by parental characteristics. These parental characteristics include their age, the household income, their educational hope for the child, and their highest level of education. Statistics presented include the percentage of children with postsecondary education savings, the percentage of children with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), and the average dollar value of the RESP.

    Release date: 2020-09-24
  • 3. Postsecondary education savings for children aged 17 and under, by child characteristics
    Table: 37-10-0192-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Savings by parents and guardians for the postsecondary education of their children aged 17 and under, by child characteristics. These characteristics include their age, their sex, and their grade (percentage) when last in elementary or secondary school. Statistics presented include the percentage of children with postsecondary education savings, the percentage of children with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), and the average dollar value of the RESP.

    Release date: 2020-09-24
  • 4. Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning: Public Use Microdata File Archived
    Public use microdata: 81M0017X
    Description:

    The Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP), conducted and developed jointly by Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada, provides detailed information about approaches to educational planning in Canada. The survey provides information on how parents are involved with their children's education, their hopes and plans for their children's postsecondary education, how they expect to pay for their children's postsecondary education and their current education savings.

    Release date: 2005-02-03
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  • 1. Saving for postsecondary education Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200410713123
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study looks at the decision of parents to save, and amounts saved, for the future education of children aged under 19 years in 2002. A model is used to estimate cumulative parental savings, taking into consideration characteristics of the family and the child, aspirations and involvement of parents, awareness of saving incentive programs, and expectations about grant programs.

    Release date: 2004-09-21
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