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Canada Learning Bond* x6 k, I. \* r2 J0 B
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
. ]( A( Z# p5 k4 ^( CBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, o$ l( O; s/ t6 ?% X6 ipost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. `: J2 r- s C
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive, }- B: ?5 {5 E) `0 }, K+ O
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.6 ?- c* I3 G6 ^0 w2 ~. m2 p
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# }3 R1 [8 R# Q" ?) p* E7 s
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; J5 n. Z- s/ r: D7 \
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& K T7 P6 c; Z1 Icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
, X E1 U2 u- e; B6 `# M8 bfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household* @# }* L% O' N; d) d$ i& H( M
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
, [" \" I$ B. Y" L( z8 F4 K) gAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the0 e o+ ^; d. k8 R( K2 h$ S8 D
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; D" k+ N8 N# q- A4 vstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 k" ^6 a7 p) N" \# |* L( |
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% X k: X, S; _During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and2 E8 D2 J5 a; |) c% R
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
1 C/ U1 K( I3 C" ~8 K2 t' N/ h3 wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
1 V( O, x6 N' j8 b& Mchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first' J+ U" k, O) @- q! S
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
6 ]2 N8 E7 c8 l; i( }! X6 uonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ K! s9 L7 M6 ^to absorb the full benefit of the program." i& V2 y Q# l/ R; {! r
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ \- L- h. T& z/ p1 W5 I, \: ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will5 s: z0 o) k2 d- b+ u) Q2 q- }$ Z
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
: V& ^. {0 q t9 v% V(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit1 ~4 @; K# s( S6 a
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of; f8 S' \9 r' U: L7 s
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, z/ r- l4 J8 E4 C$ S1 P. z
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent: m6 a: E) V4 [# g' \
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
8 |' ?% P4 X1 z8 ethose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 k9 i5 ^+ h3 E
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00, }9 t. G- K- s, p/ i
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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