Education

Provincial government helping Sask. families save for post-secondary education

By Staff The Canadian Presst

Posted April 4, 2013 5:32 pm

Updated April 4, 2013 5:47 pm

1 min read

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Saving for post-secondary education — While most Canadian children have savings set aside for post-secondary education, the amount they're saving isn't rising along with increasing tuition fees. Brent McGillivray / Global News

SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan government is keeping its election promise on education funds.

The province has proclaimed what it’s calling the Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Education Savings (SAGES).

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It provides a grant to an RESP at a rate of up to 10 per cent to a maximum of $250.

The government believes the fund will benefit about 83 thousand children.

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