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Canada Learning Bond7 M9 |& q, @" B7 ?+ M) |; Y% B3 c
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" v& `7 `, L5 ], g
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' x; }% s( x# D
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome( E1 G3 r+ W7 D; v5 b7 C
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ e U% p+ J0 Z2 ]2 x4 r, @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.- q5 Z0 e& I2 B5 M! w. n2 X4 Z
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
4 Z" s. `9 }/ B1 Rcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
/ ^# b% L) m" x4 o9 z' l) ]installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will D, ~" H- ^( N* T$ d& G9 G
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% {$ E* o; Z S p5 a
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. s8 q) O) I$ [& j0 N
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.$ x& s! }7 y" L7 k: G. ]
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" Z! I) K7 q% U) ?# B* [( D" K
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
7 J, {/ G2 t1 t6 `* \' X# ^students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
2 N2 n) E3 b2 K1 hAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 w7 F5 _6 X* s. I) t8 d9 xDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 n' ^. E2 |9 ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- Y$ [& z5 w$ U. Z {' s! N
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
7 E0 G8 N# H! q# L0 _) E5 qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
/ A$ {5 R# k) N# c6 z: ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% p6 `+ |; F! o5 `once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents) M' }1 p& a9 x+ e1 n5 r D
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 Z7 g& G( E7 ~, C! J& ~Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
, u' [% U4 d u. W- r. ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
2 C7 k' ~6 c3 X4 U _ conly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth5 W4 u- U+ X, a, w3 A2 d
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
q, G& n5 T+ Runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
1 B1 S3 C$ E0 }2 kschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,; T" g3 |) A1 C
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 h& X) A# J/ E- Q" G/ b8 @5 }$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 f! P2 M' Y4 _5 D% t, Dthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 O) C& @) S; C% F8 L, a3 C O* C, Bgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00# T6 V. L) t1 U0 G7 h+ R
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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