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Canada Learning Bond( Y$ E( z2 i6 }- g p
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- C9 ~, I* ^; [. c
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- B6 U6 U9 ?; k8 b4 spost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# P" \- u7 x$ z% R5 S, u% ]6 `" Dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! n% i+ d% \" X4 E. r, z/ p
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond., g* y$ R9 t4 n2 V
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
& ]0 U9 l$ ^6 `0 e% ~! qcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' a- n. W X8 n5 r# d
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ t, z7 w# t8 P1 m. `
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" A7 Z8 N$ c! U5 C1 h5 o+ S0 z; i
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
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Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the9 L, p2 F, r+ {' `
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
]. _3 Z5 |1 L; v& Jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year./ p+ T U, f1 z* H4 k; h
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ H: a) K9 R. f5 p4 T# b! x/ m
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
/ B- s9 W, P, w0 G! K0 |subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
& N9 [1 K, `8 B! X/ g) I, Iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have0 M" T& N9 \' N+ O, M# n2 q+ J" v
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
/ }% S6 R; c3 p0 f2 r9 o( f1 i; n$ Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
6 V; ^ W1 v/ D$ d$ o+ eonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
6 k4 [' h1 @- l7 T3 y, R. T, X: Ato absorb the full benefit of the program.6 v- Y- ^: \5 ^: \
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be& b( F/ t5 e4 R
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
; n4 y6 c b, `% Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ T% C1 ^- u3 l3 k" p$ v' s1 O
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 Q: v/ e6 |, l- y) R
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of. E4 M% [8 N. g* q1 ?5 X
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) v: c( R' p% W1 U2 L4 w3 O
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent( m" k& _/ d9 }: u9 q+ \
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 r( R% l+ x( N9 y7 s6 A Sthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
7 k( u# j0 D! n4 ^& s; Kgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00# _) L ?6 H! X" m5 n5 D
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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