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Canada Learning Bond3 B& h: z' w4 o$ T2 U6 |
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning6 c- M" { V' @1 z* Y+ H
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
! O; C7 \& U: P$ E: b$ l; mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. z, S+ i0 ?3 W' g9 n7 I1 g8 G4 K
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 T- C* f* X, q) O2 n5 y1 zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.# j, H8 A: o- }8 @" l; }
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
0 E; ]# v1 F1 r. S# H6 r& G2 e' ncontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. i- t1 V4 p( r9 n
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will) j3 p! W; ?0 R) h1 K. ~# G
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" U& c0 k/ l: g4 I2 _
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, T: t6 T4 F; ^; S( lcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
5 c* e( o4 q6 m8 ~3 bAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the( [8 F9 e! z) Z
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year: O" E$ J6 X! q7 c* B3 _
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) Q" _% f# Y s- jAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act% J. D. W! X S7 I9 W& v" }$ k u( ?- i
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and S i- x, Z: K& e7 f& n
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
7 C$ ^0 X& F8 z# B3 M4 Z, Uprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ E$ a( ?) b7 ^ d) L, P% `children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 b- p. G7 T! e7 N" m; oglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
1 F8 l5 x3 A! T- Y k7 j, r: Q* J$ ^once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents' b3 P3 S) f* H' k0 m# g$ t, U5 C
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
) P; W9 x2 t! N. P2 vAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" \' i0 G. }0 v, \ V
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, w8 S$ b6 p0 i8 K' w. konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth3 T) b7 d1 T" B8 |) B) j/ B, S
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 N8 B6 Z% L3 ^0 Z2 w) F
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 Z4 e. F, R0 a6 x2 L$ U
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
2 u+ z+ S6 L4 p& k7 K: G7 Mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 Y5 I6 M7 t, P g) C: o$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 l5 S! K; ?8 u, R) K+ vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
* t- e. T# ]) I* y hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* r8 [% V! M5 C5 Z# W
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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