RESP is to save for your child's education. Open a family RESP plan instead of a single plan so that your other child can share the RESP plan together. In case one of the child decide not to go to university, then the other one can still use it. Yearly contribution is $2500 and government grant money would be $500 a year max. There are different options to invest your money in the RESP plan. Some you can invest in Mutual funds and stocks, then you might gain or loose money based on the market. Some you can invest in GICs, your return is fixed and could be less than other investment options, but the chance of loose money from GIC is almost impossible. CDIC insure most of the GICs up to $100K. Most of the financial institutions have RESP accounts available, some of them have annual fees. Find out what you want before you go open an account.