See why Embark is better
At Embark, education savings and planning is all we do. Our registered education savings plans help you:
- Forecast how much their education costs and how much you’ll need based on your goals.
- Invest in a plan that automatically adjusts to your child’s age and needs. We’ll take care of everything for you.
- Save as much or as little as you want, whenever you want.
- Easily request a withdrawal online in minutes.
Embark | Big 5 Banks1 | |
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Time to open | 8 minutes | 1 hour2 |
Minimum investment | $0 | More than $4003 |
Investment fees | 1.65% | 2.02%4 |
Glide path investment | ✓ | ✗ |
Intelligent alerts | ✓ | ✗ |
Personalized goals | ✓ | ✗ |
RESP gifting | ✓ | ✗ |
Online withdrawals | ✓ | ✗ |
Offers from our partners | ✓ | ✗ |
4.5+ stars on Google | ✓ | ✗ |
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1 Big 5 Canadian Banks: BMO, TD, RBC, Scotiabank and CIBC.
2 Based on estimated in-branch RESP Onboarding, including completion of new account opening and RESP forms.
3 Average Canadian mutual fund minimum investment. Per 2024 Series A Fund Facts: BMO Targeted Education 2040 Portfolio; BMO Select Trust Conservative.
4 Average per 2024 Series A Fund Facts: BMO Targeted Education 2040 Portfolio; BMO Select Trust Conservative Portfolio; RBC Targeted Education Fund 2040; RBC Select Choices Conservative Portfolio; Scotia Selected Balanced Income Portfolio; Scotia Partners Balanced Income; TD Comfort Balanced Growth Portfolio
5 Embark Student plan when compared with plan at 2.10% MER for 18 years based on $50 biweekly contribution for 18 years at 5% return.