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The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is money offered by the Government of Canada to help families start saving early for their children’s education after high school. The CESG is calculated based on contributions made to a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for an eligible beneficiary and consists of two components: Basic CESG and Additional CESG. The Basic CESG is a payment of 20% on the first $2,500 of contributions saved into an RESP made on behalf of an eligible beneficiary, until the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17. The Additional CESG is a top up to the Basic CESG that the Government of Canada offers to encourage lower income families save for their children’s education. This grant is an additional payment of 10% or 20% that is applied to the first $500 saved on behalf of an eligible beneficiary, until the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17. **Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add

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This release on the Canada Disability Savings Program (CDSP) provides data on Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) beneficiaries, take-up rates, and financial details, including the Canada Disability Savings Grant (CDSG), Canada Disability Savings Bond (CDSB), contributions, and total RDSP assets. This release uses data from Employment and Social Development Canada's (ESDC) CDSP administrative database, processed in June 2025, and includes statistics up to December 2024. ESDC collaborates with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and financial institutions to verify and process the data. Historical statistics may be updated retroactively, with newer data replacing earlier versions. To protect privacy, CDSP statistics are aggregated, categorized by socio-demographic groups, and suppressed where applicable per [Privacy Implementation Notice 2020-03](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information-privacy-notices/2020-03-prote

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The CLB is available to children born on or after January 1, 2004, who are from low-income families or getting benefits under the *Children’s Special Allowance Act*. The CLB provides an initial payment of $500, and $100 for each year of eligibility up to age 15 (to a maximum of $2,000) and is retroactive. This means CLB payments can be requested for years the beneficiary was eligible, even for years before they were named in an RESP. Personal contributions are not required to receive the CLB. The table consists of quarterly data beginning with the period ending on December 31, 2006. The first column presents the number of children who have ever received the CLB, the second column presents the number of eligible children in the given Forward Sortation Area (sourced from the Canada Revenue Agency), and the third column presents the participation rate or the proportion of children receiving the CLB in relation to the eligible population. All population counts of 30 or below ar

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The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is money offered by the Government of Canada to help families start saving early for their children’s post-secondary education. The CESG is calculated based on contributions made to a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for an eligible beneficiary and consists of two components: the Basic and Additional CESG. The Basic CESG is a 20% payment on the first $2,500 of contributions made into an RESP each year. Beneficiaries are eligible to receive the Basic CESG up to the end of the calendar year in which they turn 17. The Basic CESG is available to all eligible beneficiaries, regardless of income. Beneficiaries from low- or middle-income families may also qualify for the Additional CESG, a payment of 10% or 20% on the first $500 of contributions made each year, up to the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17. The Government of Canada pays a maximum lifetime amount of $7,200 in the Basic and Additio

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A beneficiary is a child between the age of 0 and 17 who receives the grant from the Government of Canada based on the amount saved in his or her RESP account by a parent, grandparent or other individuals (subscribers of RESPs). **Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add to those already available in the Canada Education Savings Program Annual Statistical Review. The most recent version of the report, which includes data up to 2024, was published on August 5, 2025 and can be found here:** https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/student-financial-aid/education-savings/reports/statistical-review.html

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Contributions refer to the amount of savings deposited into a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) on behalf of a child. Earnings on RESP savings can grow tax-free until the money is withdrawn to finance the child’s post-secondary education. This dataset presents the number of beneficiaries receiving contributions and the amount contributed to their RESPs in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by Forward Sortation Area (FSA), which were obtained from the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) administrative data. Population counts of 30 or below (and their corresponding dollar values) are suppressed due to privacy issues and are replaced by an asterisk in the dataset. **Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add to those already available in the Canada Education Savings Program Annual Statistical Review. The most recent version of the report, which includes data up to 2024, was published on August 5, 2025 and can be found here:** https://www

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Educational Assistance Payments (EAPs) are amounts paid from a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) to an eligible youth to assist with post-secondary education expenses. EAPs consist of the Canada Education Savings Grant, the Canada Learning Bond, provincial education savings incentives, and income earned on the money saved in the RESP. Payments to a beneficiary are made according to the specific terms of the RESP. Post-Secondary Education (PSE) withdrawals are drawn from the contributions made to the youth’s RESP, and exclude education savings incentive amounts and income earned (i.e., EAPs). The sum of EAPs and PSE withdrawals represents the amount of money available for the beneficiary’s PSE expenses. This dataset presents the following information by Forward Sortation Area (FSA) for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 which were obtained from the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) administrative data: - EAP amounts for CESP beneficiaries 15 years of

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The Essential Skills Playbook projects map is developed to highlight projects featured as part of the “Essential Skills Playbook” published by the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills program (OLES) at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The playbook is developed as a showcase for sharing promising practices, case studies and partnerships, based on OLES projects that were funded through grants and contributions generally dating back to 2012. This map allows users to visualize OLES-funded projects and explore various data variables such as the targeted groups, essential skills, and industry sectors of each project.

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This dataset contains a list of organizations funded under the Canada Summer Jobs programs during the years of 2017 to 2025. Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a national program delivered solely by ESDC. CSJ supports employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to provide quality summer employment opportunities for youth (age 15 to 30). CSJ provides youth with opportunities to develop and improve their skills. For some, CSJ is a first job experience that informs future education, training, and career choices. The program is responsive to national and local priorities, as well as labour market needs. NOTE: Results for the 2025 Canada Summer Jobs program have been updated to correct for an error displaying some funded organizations in incorrect constituencies.