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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
$ l: i( R& Q8 V" nThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" Z9 k% w" D$ u0 m0 B
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! U' d; a# l0 p/ K& \, l
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 v8 T+ h% `( v6 r8 ~* R& V4 ^) a% g( Ufamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
4 F) {- f7 p9 o$ W# {% x3 p6 Q/ ~the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
) D: u0 U/ q: X. W( |; L# XAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
; K: @9 ~! I9 e5 j% d) d% O% [continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: @- N* t% `( M5 q
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
* [7 `2 q7 I: lcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
+ @: H: c7 Y$ l+ \0 A3 wfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household/ H5 M! l1 w( Z, Q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.4 w0 Z2 I0 U: }7 n5 q5 e& A
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the; k; y0 X4 U/ Q5 s1 u& V
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
$ T4 o* w' ~: { A" Q/ g# F( R3 Estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 g4 K t: n5 J* e- ?6 I/ i2 s
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 ?7 A6 O5 J; C& G& _4 }" jDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and) F1 S. [, Y) k3 q1 M& z
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' D3 C2 @9 W. n6 e4 g
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have* T8 p2 y' m1 c1 O3 W% S1 N- i
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first0 v1 [6 Z$ ?+ Y4 y2 V
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
) p8 X# f% a9 l7 g9 z% F: t) H! @ Vonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* g9 S- n- Z& E0 |9 jto absorb the full benefit of the program.+ `7 L: J) N& c: c9 X4 u: A
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: V% k4 k' W- X6 m& h
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 @, {/ N5 G) _. q* R& Z
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 @/ z9 B& H% S5 G9 J(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! M" V/ l! F/ H$ K2 P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 U i; r2 Y) ^# Q1 {1 }: wschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,* w8 x9 ~; c; _. N! D d+ t
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent |/ o6 M5 x) X1 c6 s
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ G7 o/ Z1 N( T! v, N) J
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 Z C3 K9 [& m6 _grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, U0 z+ X' l8 ]' r$ dgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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