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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond t$ h1 s% y+ [, r
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" f5 k& n) V) s$ j* t; N; CBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
" ^* C& z: y( W* n6 k0 o( X8 T( wpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
- f& U7 A! c) g7 S! k/ wfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
8 k6 V; K0 g q; K6 xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
- Q$ j9 W6 A- s; O% KAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* {; i; Y; D6 J1 Ucontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
1 i% |) `. a$ O' zinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will% [) q+ g( T% s4 R, }0 }7 S
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 ?3 L/ o A! h# U
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household; g, Z7 K* F0 k! r0 p" x( C
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 ~, g# N! b2 k0 S; fAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) X1 D, m" p/ w
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year6 K9 }! x2 T: q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 |4 C* h3 L" B- ~ b0 @0 EAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% ?! k7 R; P: q8 T4 e+ f# @0 SDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
" n2 i! K1 W: F1 F/ J) U) d5 msubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The9 `& K( E7 p5 a* d5 V# P- v
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
/ P- n% W3 D, y$ E) ~+ S% E* Q8 qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ i6 I; S6 _- m/ x
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,3 Y" T) s" w) N) Y
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents6 B) I& K Z4 f. y6 M' E" Z4 g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ o! N& a" v0 a3 o9 FAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 n2 b: D6 A: e8 @% U% Oeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- s6 F/ H" ?) x8 _6 B* ?7 @1 |% j+ nonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
$ n& {. U- t: u! R2 k0 f/ C1 _(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* Z$ i/ F: d9 G7 w1 J+ a' Q2 x4 g0 o( Z
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# R: ]# y" B2 x- M$ {( f
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,+ E0 J$ S/ e: F* [7 v
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent0 y9 C4 l% }7 _# m" }% `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
2 q( E8 f$ u' P9 Q3 b6 R! Uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 F1 c3 }5 l% m0 L0 Bgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00. y/ ?9 M4 u: L1 e: l2 J% |
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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