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Canada Learning Bond( {7 G' k, f) j1 l* {! r2 l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 R8 [) j: Z, X6 gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 i x, G6 M3 {" @( bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
. b, B4 D* `6 d2 n/ rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
3 U% P9 W5 C# [4 D8 @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond. @1 g( ?4 e9 F/ |7 c5 \ ]
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
# t7 `6 E: K( H+ X0 c3 Fcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' V5 b* w! Y4 N; g0 w1 I% K3 ~
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( z4 u) p7 M8 z9 k X
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ y5 F5 G0 F0 m. f0 g& k
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household& P0 n9 E) _) i+ i' n3 z
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.1 ^$ U) a% k# n( ]3 i- X# n
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( q9 \3 X( O4 \6 `2 ?$ ]government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
. a8 h# c: L3 Jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.) r5 q* Z' F4 t; c/ e
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; j* R# {7 ^' d+ ] K# j
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and8 W8 C$ X' u8 k1 d: |6 S
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! L H; |. U( K# t* z, u9 Y+ y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ m s8 K: x3 B! l) M. z+ Bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first0 }% t/ Z% g4 l+ X# c
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
: u5 s9 M/ t! g' f; p. ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 N' E; O, c4 Z, L% }+ D% a; J: n- g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
% |; v9 u+ o2 a$ A3 C! IAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be6 e" c( u' t* c8 x8 j' p4 m
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 U; e1 e& B% n1 ~, G/ q7 F; _2 v
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 s2 y/ }- a% p* \: Z# A
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit$ G& N) ~# Z) ]# s$ i6 j: e1 r
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) z9 v. `) P5 I7 xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,. k, F4 ~! @. w6 o
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent3 y( o' c- ]! |( D+ x' f
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of) H- W, X, P1 L' P
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These( P% r, K U8 A7 O: A
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 U0 R3 |2 w: G8 p1 ?0 C
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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