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Canada Learning Bond
- r4 [$ F# _7 y! x$ rThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning0 U: q$ `9 Z8 n' `: q
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
2 j- ]& H1 K" Q- y2 y% d' mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 L7 b" E# |0 tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" _4 c. S' I% V7 W4 n; z
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.0 g# j0 t f* e. s1 z
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
& Y% k" A, R, T+ t5 d7 r' mcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
0 v% W- B$ R# d& a. m1 A5 \installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 {2 ^0 ~3 ]' j0 m7 B1 J- i! |% U, e: dcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit& T9 ]2 C" `' y
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household( w2 o" W, l% Q5 u. h0 ~
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 y7 t; p6 i e+ L1 u
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( P2 Z' J0 Z9 n* b) y# x: t5 Wgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
& `4 V0 W- s$ g7 rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.2 p, j) U5 \+ a" n9 r2 h! |
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
8 w1 j# p2 E2 J1 z* TDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. u' U6 u4 L6 N- [8 v- K
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The. T; R% p# v) b* G3 w Z- ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ B- b5 H4 I6 P; L6 W9 G$ Qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first9 a2 G8 K' ^! ]3 J5 S# l
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ S- d; T' W+ Y h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents; h9 U8 K' I# h, z* f& }
to absorb the full benefit of the program.. u: E6 f8 `% Y8 x V4 R9 F
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
( S+ t* r% H( @8 R) Qeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
E% B" j/ Y3 Yonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. U/ l, O1 Q7 j+ H) i2 ?8 `(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 ^5 ?( U6 Z3 }6 Y- \4 ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* D& H" `: T3 k- g
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
! p# S R1 H% V2 x7 L8 h- r+ kfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent) q) i( L6 R5 A
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! r' ]: \1 f% l, [" X6 r! F! `those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These4 e) Q) F* k% b6 ^% Z; K8 E
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 T! y, D+ }( X$ r' ~
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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