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Canada Learning Bond: E; a# a4 k! k2 m
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; b/ g0 W, [' f, u# u E' p
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
# x. {2 c! W* m) @" V8 {8 \post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 Q, I L8 q+ ^% a. w+ ?
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, Z) D7 g. C4 e& M0 O, pthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. u0 \0 P/ V/ G1 K7 x% ^" x
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' t( G8 d1 _7 d) O# t) D" n& Scontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ {% y1 e' D; s$ I: a4 z+ x7 O
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
5 {' ], i- A% @0 G1 e( i, Z9 {carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 @0 }+ k& o$ P7 C9 I1 _
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' f: L7 w. ~! T% a. \/ ?; pcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.; k3 B; m* \' K
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( e1 D6 E6 A: X9 z3 }- Ogovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
* u6 x9 S! A9 L0 K: b0 o/ \, \students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
, M" _% ]7 y; l8 D; FAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 s6 F i4 |( tDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 ]2 ]- P& m- x6 l" L% j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* P$ S- m& s: g# _7 P- |# p+ |program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have7 u9 z% e0 w, f* k. G
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first% @! K$ o0 r/ O3 C _* [) q
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- f s: G$ g) M
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 i) d Q* x% T/ y0 a( Sto absorb the full benefit of the program.
2 Y7 V7 }0 M1 E7 xAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be4 D/ M: p7 G; ^
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
* W3 f2 @6 g4 k- q- s0 l/ b+ Y# K/ Lonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth8 V4 X* C1 i( R( z* ~
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 u% W5 |- i5 H# h
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ y% o2 v( }2 r3 }! f; K3 F
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,% Z1 O; u2 A- e0 r$ K. p
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent" _% }8 _% y" N5 v
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: [$ H! Q$ u& M: e# Y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 R" G- ]3 u( s8 S+ `+ P6 d
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 n! e, I3 r: R; i9 Hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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