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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond" Y0 F i3 E% t6 `
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- a, D; f# U& p& ^! z4 y' f$ K! U/ a/ uBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 u( n r9 `) k J, Gpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ K8 v, i/ V, c# ?) h- D: }
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive4 K8 v4 @2 ?; E) p8 N! d* ?4 f
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
/ W, B( j0 j1 z, }6 X4 i M% NAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will' O6 U! q' }5 S: r. V4 _
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 U4 J7 `4 F" ]1 t6 U
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 D+ X1 l7 p- P* ?+ G& O
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ \( A C4 h+ [( }' r2 D7 T
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household0 |- D% z8 n5 O) g+ w. ?
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.0 H" m' ]0 T5 H' I) Z" n. h
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the7 Q! Y' q5 f5 M# R8 k; B8 {8 ?. \
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
9 N: Y+ J2 |8 i/ ^+ E3 Xstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 y6 `: f: N% R& t& h$ s1 jAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 A3 c% D# \# V' ~During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! T/ U& W3 x5 {subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( f1 ~$ O4 k/ z H! x
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
" n' y; H6 e4 c; y1 o/ ~$ A& Ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) s& |2 r+ ~( W7 y7 T& F. M4 |9 n
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 U7 K. ?* H/ Z$ V/ `! x" J
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
, M- H. l8 R7 s/ \2 a! R; r' S% _. Eto absorb the full benefit of the program.4 S- G( U I/ u3 s( {6 @
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( V5 \2 c% P" K
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 U5 ^0 j% {, H5 ]( Zonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& C+ I3 K* ?! E) Q* D' L
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit, g: M6 J3 o; z# R6 J6 m
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# A k" \. h" i1 D0 t. E3 n$ C
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,6 I, j/ ~; K s3 u Y. T8 c9 t
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
b" s- [- t$ f4 R8 V/ M0 e0 {. v$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
7 a# ?/ R7 o0 I& }6 x8 ]those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. j% P& K% F/ @: l5 W0 Ygrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- Y. S0 w! {' Wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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