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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
+ j) _6 B( e; `4 @The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( `0 E2 y3 r. _$ f0 T& Q) A' nBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 o6 n. z. F0 Q. D( s' V1 zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ Q6 Y" c9 B' q7 h3 n( F; Dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive6 ]) D# l/ I, {% `' m9 g
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.( h0 `. w, G% l* Q& E2 N$ i
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
+ u; O' \8 W9 a) W. Kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond4 ~ s d: l8 i1 P( u
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& Z. ^2 x# \5 xcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 I. ^6 z" B' ^' ~9 w# q7 w
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
& A E5 J" S; ` Ecould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
' `+ j5 A0 Y3 h( R( v3 e) \" o* sAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
0 C! j4 `4 S( P) rgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 Y. D( ]2 _1 I' `students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.: N7 s! ~+ m9 b! Y8 y, O8 d) H q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
- Y. Z+ D. | d; QDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% H- x/ Y3 A3 v: u+ D
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The; T2 J/ h- P0 [7 p+ J' w7 j. a
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 l& `7 P( i0 J9 R) E
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first$ S! b) B( ~. R4 y4 ~; s
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,& r- V4 Z: i- g* U* i! n
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents0 @7 d5 e& k q9 l) ]
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ j' J! t! [& X: ^. t% NAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be+ P R2 ?: w+ L2 R
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 H& L$ d4 A [- ]0 {only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth. t: j! G7 |' t* \$ s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit) ~" K9 j- T$ U+ |' }: M
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 `) b- V {! K6 S$ _" h' L# vschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account," X( ~- a; q, H0 G
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent, M O1 H& R- Z: t) A1 p" w0 s
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* Q4 r+ g% f4 L- o8 Mthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) [& E' B7 T% F" J# g& @$ `
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, o: b8 l. M3 _; R& Sgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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