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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond+ y- t- d+ l2 @
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
, Z& D1 m" f+ @+ |$ A+ dBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s6 i) Q6 }0 ~1 c2 K- s
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ s' e: m+ S: ~# k- n. `families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
+ i$ n# C4 ]% z# @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.8 Z u! o+ T1 o9 i% O; o& N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will. _* B0 U. N4 E/ ?. p2 B" W4 u5 l
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# D, ~1 v c ?/ W, O6 c$ ]. Rinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, w. s2 B& Y9 Jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit! V; Y5 A* e6 J, u6 Q+ @
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household4 d& j$ B8 Y% ]6 ]+ \. h
could receive up to $2,000 for their education." i/ G5 A9 k- L1 v* c
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
4 _/ W! D4 }3 J" Q- ~government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
$ R0 s" J! X7 X& ^4 h) Dstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 p( ~: Y/ M2 dAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ H# c1 @/ \' r
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* p; y9 }: Y3 l# f( ]3 f3 @
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, Y/ @) G! h: L
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
6 R/ j7 g! d$ ?9 |) x- C) Z. ychildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 s* h/ {6 u, U, M5 l% C
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( c& F2 L2 J8 h& m, ~% X
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; [' t7 r! m3 n Qto absorb the full benefit of the program.
" b$ F& A* P4 v5 w5 X+ x8 Z# f; YAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 X2 P6 M* l6 y. z' q; seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 j; Y0 } X7 Y
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
9 v/ \3 G7 c+ I V H& {6 E+ K2 m5 t& T(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 x% T2 q: w5 H; D3 I6 U% J$ Aunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- m5 t# u* C) Y$ C
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
& N) K2 V( D9 J3 N: j. K4 Zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
! T3 ~' u3 ^* W( E6 P$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of7 G/ {7 Z; ^& ]: S$ P+ v
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 {+ S0 W( b H, l
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& S" I; [! T- w7 Mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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