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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond) t) W; b2 J! a- g4 V" ]2 c8 E
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( l3 Z* G8 W( j9 s% bBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
# U$ L# t8 }7 O' o. {& Npost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) R- q' k. G# S3 l' v: Y" U
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, [, w- w8 e" x* F. Nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.9 H# }# q+ @3 }/ Z( T5 _
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
/ b$ U' `! s% a3 |, tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
6 H( V' |3 p7 ]% I, {installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will- A9 C4 F' \1 ]! r
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit* R5 U% M: t7 L9 s6 y, n
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
; T8 N2 X* {2 [" |could receive up to $2,000 for their education.! x. D. ^2 {% Q/ q# ]: I
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
/ Q# z; M0 ^" N: f; ^government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 \& m. W# r, A+ n Cstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 s# H+ j% r) X1 }& `Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
6 |: J8 a. P7 B0 R! m% E, ^+ F3 RDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 O) Q8 C3 _( d* x8 Qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 I; C7 U8 n# e
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have B% ?8 {" B5 X6 l5 N0 k
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first. b6 Z- k+ H3 ~6 O
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,; k% Q; U$ D. b" i
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 i4 ?& A( E5 d: U! C3 kto absorb the full benefit of the program.2 p0 x9 |+ R h
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be }- y9 Q. a1 g5 v9 b
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% I4 r% Z" B0 Wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
2 B' ]4 M5 K, K# [$ b: [3 B; p% C(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit% O1 @) R- k- l9 U6 ]8 }1 ~9 B5 O! N
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
0 J9 R' Y! g% N$ ^, Mschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
# d8 G; L8 N, |- M. q) `for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 n8 c* b/ O9 ~- p5 U$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
8 J* B* x3 P7 z* y: C6 |those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These( U5 L0 Q" ?+ @+ k- _. u4 T. d( P
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00% v2 ]1 {) g7 O( b7 C
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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