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My RESP with CST helped me focus on my academics

Launched in 2014, CST has a paid summer intern program for CST beneficiaries. We asked them to share their experiences of pursuing a post-secondary degree and how having a CST RESP helped them complete their academic aspirations without worrying about financial debt.

This is Calvin’s story:

One-hundred-thousand-dollars. Would you believe that’s the price tag that can come with a 4-year University degree while living away from home?

Sounds daunting doesn’t it? Well Calvin has a very optimistic approach to the financial burden.

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The RESP Advantage: How CST Can Help you Save for Your Child’s Post-Secondary Education

One of the greatest gifts we can give our kids is the gift of education: making a plan when they are young to be able to help fund their education after high school.

With just a little savvy spending and saving on our part throughout their childhood, we can offer them the ability to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice and dreams, relieve them of the burden of debt to pay for that education, and open up more opportunities for knowledge and career paths.

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Sharing A Coffee With Your Future Self: A Student’s Fresh Take on Applying for a CST Graduate Award

By Lucas Olscamp

It’s difficult for me to comprehend how my parents ever looked upon my newborn face, and thought to themselves, “This child will go to university.” But, I’m sure glad they did.

It was my parents, holding my fragile body in their arms, smiling as I cried furiously into the world, who had faith not only in who I was, but who I would one day become. Their decision to invest in the Canadian Scholarship Trust Plan began the first of many conversations they, and I, would share.

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How to throw a kid’s birthday party on a budget

By Carmen Kinniburgh

Children’s birthdays are joyful milestones for families to celebrate, but they can also be a major source of overspending and financial worry for parents.

Given that the cost of booking many popular birthday party venues is now between $350–500 per party, you could be spending – or saving (if you choose an alternative) – as much as $5,000 on birthday party costs alone by the time your child turns 10.

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How applying for a Graduate Award can help dreams come true

By: Jenny Smith

For me, marine biology has been something I have wanted to pursue as a career before I even really appreciated what that would entail. When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would always answer “marine biologist”, without fully understanding what education I would need or how I would get there.