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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond3 o+ n! ^) X ]
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
8 O* O( Z; N L, O6 Y) K- vBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
* } _! ~, ?6 Y1 epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome, ^8 B3 ~8 X, A* ^+ o/ V1 t- w: h& @2 R
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive: |7 m4 B5 k0 F1 e% E, s1 w/ e
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
4 }4 j' E; O) }Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- _) K: y$ ^0 K6 T
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
& i" F6 X; {4 h1 linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 O& Y& T1 s ycarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% Z: O: F% {* e1 O# x/ [9 p
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 H9 D% n- J( N" [1 ~9 Zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 c% c4 m+ v+ W% D, q2 j( @Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# M, G8 ? ~, c- x/ a a* `- D5 Ogovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- x+ |) T7 H; t# [& c# D$ l: f& [/ ^& u/ q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 n3 G3 x4 I& Z+ {+ }Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; W4 G; B8 N. ~' P) v
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
0 L" Z4 S' W- ]9 T" M+ Esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
0 }4 }% V# a. yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have5 |# v9 Q# }, c" u& b. @
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 P# A5 }! }7 @6 ]
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,& h( \- l! I4 E
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 j2 x) g* B [" U8 e% H
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
: }: i7 Y7 u2 {Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- h# m- A+ x/ i+ e" c2 d
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will! U2 c8 e% T4 `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
& y k$ W2 \8 G6 U- Q$ Z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 N' Q$ Z2 x6 ]6 L, M
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* c8 J( x, k1 ]3 m' q4 h" Mschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ o6 g; X) E) Y2 [) i
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
/ M E5 G/ O3 ]2 g# e* {) O$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 k( `7 S$ [6 D" J9 Kthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 d; a4 r& _- r/ r( @- J+ ^
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- ^" J! ^! l; p' ~( s' j
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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