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Canada Learning Bond1 C, g; P0 w0 S) N I8 M+ p( Y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning4 Q0 P( f( O! t5 t, X* i, [1 @# a
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s% W% y& M5 p3 r( f
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 v: w( u' C# k& |# a5 F1 J# cfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
* T: _8 r) c M' pthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
7 W+ J) K& m% g' z0 ~5 x; iAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will: h: }/ `! T* Q& J1 h* ]' {
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond% M3 m6 \) ^( l9 p: O' c- }; T
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' j) W2 t5 H9 h i8 B7 Ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit& t1 Z& i3 L1 c Y$ x8 t
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
& e/ ~ \4 B8 I, r5 q; kcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.0 Y( u* A; w3 g
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
& ^# B# _/ b* R2 p6 C- q2 B: hgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year& h5 ]3 y: [- n- T$ W7 u
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
# a. A6 T1 S: k+ ], _+ sAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
# o' s4 [8 A2 N. `- s! y0 eDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and" j; P( y, g! q6 H
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 k) F; B+ a3 C- Z3 \: xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- b! I# c/ v% B! {- U/ V
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 m5 ?- C4 ~5 Z$ M! t! S6 G
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ r7 S; u# E @' p, Z4 ^once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
" E+ ^# G) Z k4 m/ oto absorb the full benefit of the program.
# U, Y6 ~( U* _/ s7 t1 n* b$ U o# uAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 F, \8 t8 |+ X5 _9 F/ ~
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 y( v4 G; m: L @1 Q3 H. d* E
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
9 P6 R+ y: _ W/ U(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
& h* T! Q4 @6 _: G* h8 D& q, f4 Runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of6 A' e7 _& r$ j6 ~
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,3 M/ `) n) z4 @ i$ {4 L
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
; a+ B; d2 t. ]! `4 L& l$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
: o7 f# {0 ?1 O1 Athose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These: M( [, q9 S" x* h6 G
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 [' w: x7 v8 d8 x w7 `* [
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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