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Canada Learning Bond/ w# {. ^! F @7 ]( O' V, }# S: u: I
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( {* }8 R0 |: A U2 |9 bBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- Y0 q% ?, A, G6 M" Mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome/ J9 }- f" P; D$ E- n
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive Q8 ~. T+ @- w; i1 O3 }# Q( o
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# |. H! W8 O5 |1 U, }Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will4 x% t) R+ u) z4 ~ l4 [3 `2 n, [
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 S; ]+ b3 U* H0 D% Finstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
% W+ G+ d, s# R( q) Fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
y) q/ `- u1 V9 `from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, ^+ F# q- [' mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education. h8 D8 h2 `# t" i7 n7 e0 O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 ^# a" u% i6 t' I& d" j8 S3 ]: Ugovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; v7 r3 \0 O9 q6 N9 W Y4 C
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. X+ E% o. r) X1 h, }; ~
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
: A& L* ^2 N4 \7 LDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# S4 ~7 ]- I6 x; O' {- o% X8 w5 S1 [subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The8 o& j/ z) [9 v" u1 P
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 N2 o9 i6 |2 v; P) \
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& P5 `+ `0 _# \- r4 Jglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
9 y) O" ]; ~. H G. Fonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) D5 p5 x, u% o% }to absorb the full benefit of the program.1 b5 c; C9 l- t- {
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' E8 B( l7 C8 e( V$ f. Q$ s
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ _: Y2 G5 }- H% b. A3 i; [
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth4 S& c& A) ~4 X6 K9 ^
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
+ k" S* @1 I, Q( X Z. Zunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& _& M9 v( m5 s+ H6 c
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
9 n; H& @1 n1 t: F3 Cfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
d' F9 X* c p; X& Q6 I8 j( ~$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 A" R6 J; ^6 A9 j" i r
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) [$ Y- o1 @. T
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* e8 E! v- {% j$ {6 k
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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