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Canada Learning Bond4 Z; }3 }. m4 M8 T2 S0 z" z! w
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 I# V2 w, ?3 F; aBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 \ M% @+ y* s- |3 Q/ k8 Q4 u
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- v5 X( C1 P. i5 f2 S4 i$ K: |
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
M, N* \1 L( ?* ~- A: J! h: Zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
! F: H7 C/ x S1 j, }Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 v2 q* r+ H8 C7 \2 `! Ocontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond& k5 U/ K$ o; h4 J
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will& g- K7 b% W! X) _9 n- A
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, ?0 ~0 Q6 m6 B9 S' H9 N3 }
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
1 w# R {9 C: y5 v/ P' mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 U& b! T$ k7 ]/ H1 A) n
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 Z2 u6 \ M2 Z. {! L( P8 kgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year0 M4 b$ m5 v( y* G: P/ v+ j
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. C6 d0 B: w: s" |1 w$ K
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act: {1 \4 P( A' E/ n' u( f" `9 `
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! B' v8 a2 G& S2 j4 y$ s( tsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The: B9 w5 j, [/ W: T
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# b% M4 {2 A! \0 f) | s3 F
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first% u0 ~" K9 f3 F7 k8 ]
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
2 y! B. s# R8 @1 z) g& X3 @ d# L1 konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents) T3 u2 f, _9 |/ R0 R
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 l! {9 v& }. ?& a/ g) X( }3 IAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' D* [6 W- b* j/ S" Jeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. F! R" ^4 ?/ X& D, Z
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" y8 |* M! `; f% o+ \0 Y7 e$ {
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit$ z* g) P$ X9 X) [
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* D, Q; ?& M) _1 E+ m! cschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 z8 ~) S& Z- [ B" c
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, i. k) n: p$ d% Z5 ~% f$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( }1 @, B3 J$ y& E3 m E
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These: d- z; q$ o& |) Z8 Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
1 ^" D! x% i- i O" U/ V/ g. ~* O6 ngrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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