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Canada Learning Bond( r& U+ u8 `) x# n( C& O* ^4 K
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ L; P h; Q; I7 L! ^! T+ DBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" c7 f0 V9 N8 e
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome' [% A: Y. \( A+ G- Q6 Z
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" ]5 p) m6 v9 P0 Y& ?the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.8 o6 C# i1 o# K) `
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
) l+ T. M0 f' U7 n& tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond3 r3 `. z! J3 Y8 V$ u- V
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ ?. H/ s: O3 N
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
8 r" J3 x4 C' A: B( d7 hfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household8 i$ s9 c# v* ]( {- [/ M
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) R% G/ T: N- C8 C& s! L Z6 E7 HAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# i. V5 |( i! f3 n! x6 R
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year. |% N9 j7 B) @$ t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.: X6 f1 a8 k& D0 A: X- V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 B3 g+ \/ ^! P, I' i% P aDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! k. h/ g# Z- Z+ ]3 ^7 w! x4 ^) hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! `" v3 Y% ~: e
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ w1 ?& e* m+ K, W' e5 U% pchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first( |0 A3 x" q: R! U) \) c, A
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
; P( j2 ?4 s7 ]/ x0 V( @once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents6 E( w0 J' M. r1 K; f
to absorb the full benefit of the program., N, [) z# }+ o: R, G* w1 M
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' t% [% q, U% c' Q1 j5 meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will) J( \6 x; S& ^1 t" _% u0 k3 t
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 {+ a: x& [/ x0 H# i6 [(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
. e' Y& \0 k% d, A; Lunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ k4 \" n& P8 ^+ zschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
& X7 u/ y6 ]4 v: rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent7 Y. n6 u4 w, F% A# N$ |8 c7 @* f/ y
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 v# L, I/ R" ~those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These& m7 G5 m7 X' R3 O/ g& ^! ]
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.006 s0 k2 G D6 Z* p
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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