 鲜花( 5)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
$ X' x; [3 h/ d. F4 U4 VThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- f7 c$ M" |- S0 gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. u; X7 Q3 p* L/ @) L$ Y9 ]post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) R: Z) W8 I$ o' M8 ^# z" b
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 p }& O4 z. o
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. z8 Z. W8 R+ n
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
0 z: r' M6 [7 Z5 Jcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ |9 W$ _0 a3 I9 z l# x
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 H2 `" s0 Y; v, R" Q6 l
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( y# J3 s6 w! ]0 kfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
8 R6 j* F) t/ ]5 z& J1 E0 }could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
! ~& H- ?) F" ~. E( MAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 q( h t! M+ n& z+ k4 _
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 ~6 u! E8 t& P! ~& C1 j( r
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
; p( X% h5 |1 I6 G4 |Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
& `; K- H5 e: T4 W' X* Y% XDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
_7 G, s, J; J7 m+ J0 O& y0 wsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The3 C% R) [9 g( T6 H! J' B$ f! R
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 c- Y( s" ^. [! J+ s8 ~
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first V9 p' A ~ p
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,; h% U7 I; h7 f: P% p6 R
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
# q' f) ^1 M9 F% K" N+ Zto absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 p3 u8 \2 ?% d7 `2 RAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
- g! a8 h2 T9 C; o% }" r$ meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will% i' q! t( k' [' v' o. v
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth. \# l U/ E5 v8 C! i _/ C
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; Y8 N8 g, I& o
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; J( p" h$ _' [4 J5 b( B- J, zschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
3 t& j. h9 B: g p2 X3 h4 {" g# y. Cfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
* b) K+ r* s( _! ]# @; i$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ [$ s7 P/ a4 T, a
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 F1 _9 K3 n8 D" m8 ]
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
w/ C8 u, z/ K! g9 K' f0 ]grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
|