 鲜花( 5)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
/ f, N- i+ ]9 {& f @0 DThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning) g+ z H9 `; x1 W, [7 x2 F |
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s K: I/ o) v2 ]& ?
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome8 g& h( Z) @" g. E1 k
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
$ n1 \9 g- l& s2 _8 P: O5 s) V. Qthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) S. x' l6 F& O& @9 K9 q
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' _4 i! o+ L8 b$ a0 G1 @continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
: y3 ~4 u0 d$ Q; s: r/ sinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
3 o0 E& P7 b6 y w9 N3 z L# x6 V& Hcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 N2 C! N! D! s% s% o) G
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 p* w6 ?( ^: F( l. e0 ?could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 p" F+ J: u# R/ ^' B. x) A/ i- uAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 B# m. s0 q. L. G" ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year c# | R- x' U) H# o
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) }6 V% b3 Y1 ^. P# |" N8 F* q5 ]Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. O1 }: M+ |2 W8 ?& ~
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, n9 [5 ~7 b9 |$ ]1 y
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
# o8 s6 N6 R# {6 s8 F: @program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 B4 Y; U4 M. `
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) z) F$ T: {* Z
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- u# ~# N4 R3 b/ J7 n2 ~
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 f1 j& O3 W" c9 o6 w& Dto absorb the full benefit of the program.% ?5 H) u) U, t0 Y* g0 n
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be9 M. |8 d+ H0 @5 @
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 u7 i' V5 J0 L; f5 V- q7 k! [7 ponly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
" y: m9 C u+ ^: }4 `. D: X(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 Z' _8 J. @4 G( i7 n8 g1 b
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" W3 K/ W) Z- T& qschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
: L( {. m0 N. Q" u' \% @ rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent$ {+ {0 x, g( S8 d
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" E; A# o& c6 C0 i$ T/ i3 I/ r* q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" v4 G9 G) ^+ o; j9 @( u5 Xgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
) u4 L. L6 H+ x! f5 pgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
|