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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond- Q' D% n2 t$ S8 q+ O- `
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; p5 i/ W- [+ t7 N
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- R8 i- q0 k d1 p* D* D
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome5 T$ ~5 T4 t, X
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& M, A S. o. l4 P$ |4 Wthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
$ P2 q* y0 | v `0 @9 P2 I) dAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
& Z6 N$ E$ q6 W4 b) _# qcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
2 | t5 J9 M3 w: C( o8 t( J' xinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will g9 i+ R5 Z; t7 q& s' r3 { }. v
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( Q1 Q2 c; ^: V l$ vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household3 j% s& r( \$ b
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 Z% u @- |" U4 D/ i6 b. l
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- ^- c& y" ^4 D
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 ]2 h7 g& F. l5 M/ I# astudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.* O+ c3 ]+ @+ H+ {
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
0 P. O1 w$ @$ zDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and8 j. t$ E! H9 c% N% B" f6 l
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The. f1 N3 D+ R. U% k0 B
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& w: v: y- P8 l" P* O
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
, [( @! l# J; a( B9 h; W: zglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,5 U+ R1 t, H; C: b
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents1 B" ~9 q* N6 `1 A
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ B, ^( z2 B$ O1 z6 B6 }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be* V. u- @9 b3 V# w5 \
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
7 `& h5 n, C7 ~) q4 `0 eonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 v3 e3 T+ P4 W- G" m(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit- V$ g D3 y1 B7 Z) }
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of) _- d% Z$ l, Z c' i
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 u9 o C' y* z8 @ h. E
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
) @8 [% {$ }% x# r* }$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of3 g. Z6 u+ c; z1 h! D
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
0 f9 H) \* a% }3 B- k6 b" dgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 m7 A' a% L0 I2 ~' ?1 o9 r+ C2 v
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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