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Canada Learning Bond+ a+ A6 J8 U! g) D+ K8 @
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 r( D. e( B2 E x. A
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( d& A8 F3 U1 c: e* Z& C. W6 q
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ q; G1 A" f( S9 r( K+ u' Z Tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 j3 H2 E- W& ]! Mthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
* T! M. v' ]2 f# O6 J+ xAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will4 p2 F# m7 l, A: Q0 V
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond& b3 d3 l1 t! G6 a+ `3 j* k9 Y
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* A1 p |- I' U% H1 j+ m
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit R9 O! Y9 R Q1 F/ X8 u# L& p1 p
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household/ r$ |" K4 ? n0 Z/ R& u0 d, G% O
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 i4 s" F7 |& W/ f9 d9 u1 j! O# bAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the, r6 E: ?6 f9 W Q! d" R* X
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
7 e6 w2 Q b$ pstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.* ?$ ]/ K' A6 V- ?. g) c
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act: ~ b8 C6 Z. y7 m" z
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' a, y5 K- c" s y
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
' r. S8 q- H( t6 M2 f$ Zprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have8 [7 h n( ~) @
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first3 R& b3 p& M9 `( f% ?
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: d# w& R0 j5 r9 p2 k+ {8 R
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& d, q& \" E; @5 G, j! G* B( Z
to absorb the full benefit of the program.( E% m! G& g, x, I H
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 H+ ^/ T% f( E; T8 _- H
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
8 A8 t( [( X4 T2 d4 F( monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth0 ?5 @0 D* p" {# w) k, e
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 e0 j4 ^/ l% h) N- {
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- ]. X4 _6 r% H3 Y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,1 }& H$ h- Y- `: K" u# E' q, O
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 U1 H1 i+ q& |$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of1 Y/ M/ P8 g" R! T# o4 `
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" `4 }/ m* i& l( K
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' X- d6 J; Z9 ygrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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