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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond. r3 V9 g& w! z% C! _/ ?
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning3 G2 F6 A3 i0 Z+ W. h" \2 X
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
" c* E' _& L. u0 y- G' S* i) S2 upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome z. t$ T7 a# g5 [$ _& F: |% _9 E
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, F# o7 s8 J0 f' _- @' P/ Hthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. D6 z" }; O3 S* X( Z% ?
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
" r, i- A2 |) D7 T! B$ Lcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 w+ H _! }1 M3 }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. S( o3 _6 x$ Z" Ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit# g- B; x1 j. b4 J- f' W
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 ^; A. H' p3 b S7 Q x1 O5 K1 P0 a0 p q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.4 ?# ~9 a5 t: u% x* R
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the/ ^4 z/ N1 j6 A" w
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 J+ a( |' O$ { D# F
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% }$ d) J$ q1 [' F% |1 y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 a* E! Q8 g% b3 K" T) r! i
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
$ w- j" u/ I6 F- \+ Esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, E) y& J1 a( ~" O! b1 ? M" V
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have' T7 h" E3 O, ^* H% p1 G, `
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# w9 S* t% R0 s5 Y1 Rglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,4 ]; t9 T: ~% u% u
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& O! o1 R% S/ j8 j. g: wto absorb the full benefit of the program.9 ?* T/ Y$ l8 \+ X1 v) d8 W7 n( z
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" c+ r! e/ |5 M
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 @5 V) s7 o0 k6 s. |$ C
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth# A# j! C' f1 n- ]
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit) H. v$ |# B8 C( c% u, p- c9 L
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of' F; C" ~! m4 p; G3 k& j
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, d' a! T0 C+ Y, g6 S( }5 f8 q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 Y' P# L* `1 U6 [: D1 `* C2 @
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
+ [7 n2 H+ L' K6 `$ Hthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
- F) U: ?( [" A( fgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
7 R9 A/ ~) F% e7 jgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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