How do I apply for the $500 or $100 Alberta Centennial Education Savings Grant?
To apply for the $500 Alberta Centennial Education Savings Grant, parents and guardians, who are Alberta residents, will need to set up an RESP. The following steps are required: • register the birth or adoption of the child. For more information, visit http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/540.cfm • apply for a birth certificate at any Alberta registries outlet. For more information, visit http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/779.cfm • apply for a social insurance number for the child at any Canada/Alberta Service Centre. For more information, visit http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/eforms/forms/2006/nas2120e.pdf • open a Registered Education Savings Plan with a financial institution or RESP provider. For more information on RESPs, visit http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/rgstrd/resp-reee/menu-eng.html. For more information on financial institutions that provide RESPs, visit http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/topics/cgs-fqf.shtml • apply for the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Grant through
