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RESP family vs. individual plan.

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Just had our second child. We've had an RESP for the oldest since birth. Can anyone comment on whether we should convert the existing plan to a family plan or create a 2nd individual plan. Not sure if there are advantages to either that make a difference.

Either way we will be contributing $5k/year to get the maximum grant.
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Family Plan

Let's say you have 2 individual plans and contribute the max each year and each plan grows to $100,000 (just using round numbers).

If one child's education costs $130,000 and the others costs $70,000 you're stuck with money in one plan. If you had all $200k in a family plan you could allocate it out based on need and educational costs.

I say the family plan works out better in that type of situation.
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