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Canada Learning Bond+ ^8 I$ }. M% P4 A H- v9 r- ?
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
1 u$ h- Z3 q* [6 I( }/ V5 `" [6 bBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ O7 m6 H" H# V# u! Lpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome' X% k7 o$ G3 Q9 R! j
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
- r: c- q' O; I7 p2 P4 D7 c; ithe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.# J/ y a; r: D6 e7 J
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( g6 O: q' s* y% x" F0 K8 Pcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) k/ ~1 W% q7 p
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 j Q: P# o4 X
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! w" d: S. O* D, r) wfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" Z' V! f6 y' |- j) ^0 qcould receive up to $2,000 for their education." `0 e& l+ o) c+ s
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the; Q/ Q- i0 |4 s0 J0 l2 w
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% u: Y2 b3 j0 U3 x2 t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 S w; z1 O) l: B+ W5 y9 U9 KAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 J: T; ]" I, {% G, ]: iDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, @& y) p4 O- h; c! K
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- }: _! x3 n- t& K; `1 bprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- Y) a% L) X- @* f$ q5 X$ c5 M
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first. s3 s8 a/ z1 t0 @
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 ]% ^2 X4 T/ R v( o
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
8 k% k1 Y. {' _8 mto absorb the full benefit of the program.9 L' F$ k- T6 G& V" `! S
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- P' E, X) u8 l! B
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
" E9 [/ `6 u+ m2 }' Monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# @- ^/ [- N4 l7 ](though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit+ g& h* i& i2 [5 W: y
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' G1 `. P$ U! m9 h; |schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,3 R, Q# U! K+ l4 c
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 B6 s: L8 z( q. d. ~
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% h( h/ G9 l/ V1 ~2 L3 L' [
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These+ V4 i5 K9 [( K
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00# ~ y" X2 r* [. L5 d
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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