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Canada Learning Bond: F4 ?8 Z9 H: Z: Q! S* K0 D
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning# A" \ G7 u* Z1 t6 v: _
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
+ h6 ^0 i6 |2 F/ p! s7 Y6 F% upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome }$ X P+ A5 `! b) e0 B
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; q3 x% K, e+ Tthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.! _9 {4 q5 }6 ], T7 N7 T6 S
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
. ~1 K7 f. ~/ v: pcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
" r0 H, o5 V8 r* xinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- D: a$ ?- }* X o: p$ S, icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 f6 C/ g# K0 Y6 T9 W0 a, t" w
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 M) ~% l/ ~" ]
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; Q9 F7 `3 X9 Y5 hAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- ]$ `$ F X2 L- d0 i1 _$ }
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' k' ^$ ^- \( c2 U# Z" ~students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( z J! D+ [, j' i/ Q0 g9 W- [$ p
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act R& Q- ~. l5 d v) W* _4 x
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 i A+ p$ x% e! n' |: M0 jsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! c: {- `1 S. ~, P, o
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have0 ~. x+ @4 z5 V+ t; P. B
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 x% J! ~$ I8 S
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,3 k: S' R! A0 l8 M' Q/ {6 g
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ m B! i& m8 v" R% w! Zto absorb the full benefit of the program.' u7 c; Z# Y! K8 I2 K. U+ p
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
% F$ O9 B7 N8 G5 r1 i' H. x0 feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will4 C4 u% j- Z% g
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 b) F( u( ~% _3 ~
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( H. B! z3 g/ c$ b" ]
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& z/ N8 T' d! Y# O9 S6 w* O
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# S! g& D7 X" w& y
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. n; i& u1 B) R& O# c
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. v3 o1 a! Y# p+ v( |8 z" o" zthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 B1 x: {4 i* z' Y j- X0 \
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- I! B7 E+ e9 a" M: xgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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