 鲜花( 5)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
5 E0 b1 i/ B3 q* e( zThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; @, T. Q1 h; vBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
& c4 ?$ ?5 R, c& o- L. gpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) O, _* v/ X F6 h
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! Z$ G8 r, Z' J/ a, E/ S' J
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
- x% q( N1 p4 x. D, ~+ r, QAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
, k$ T# }" T3 R' Qcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
9 p- a% D% ]9 g7 j5 kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will2 A& k) p) [. Y c2 }
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
+ H1 U9 h% X! ^- U9 H3 ~) \* kfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" _- A) |7 N+ @8 `" J. \
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ J" n2 b2 J- p. G6 ~+ K
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 E j5 ~! l8 w% c- [( w" |( R0 E" \4 Sgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ ?/ j d$ G \6 w v; y3 ~students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.: @6 L3 y% M) [' }9 [
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 v( x0 L9 ~+ _1 V' R) h
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 E; u; X4 P4 }" \$ n+ E
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' ^* y( h' c1 U8 q4 L8 ~& v7 L, K
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) m! v8 g" u4 L$ B1 {
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
" v+ y% F/ K0 x- `& h Bglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
5 U# }. _, q4 Ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents8 ~1 b: F/ y: h( w, G* q' ?: g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 q4 U: j9 L: P' K) X" hAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& d# n- _$ B: K& d2 D) ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
$ B# Q5 _# k1 A9 q: Bonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 q/ P( p' y/ Y: ?! b* Y/ Z! L
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( S0 `) r& U5 @( u# t
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of5 S1 j: [9 w8 `% j( c0 {0 Q
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,9 Q4 _) }$ _1 ?! ?/ i
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. P' Q/ ^* {/ N
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of5 X* H8 ?( g3 j+ z, j+ l
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These# h% k) h8 o! c; r+ F
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00$ ?% N2 ?; \8 i5 E8 z, D
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
|