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Canada Learning Bond1 H' c6 }# N t! I
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 s, e+ w% m/ g4 l& y! f- n* C- P/ Q- c
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, d2 \0 c) R& ? t6 M+ Hpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome, f" {- M4 e8 u9 d) p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive6 d, ~! b/ K i. N: F, S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 V, G: }0 a1 S/ @
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will {2 i0 V) n- g# ?( v1 Z2 Q
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond* B9 G; p' O9 s0 b
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
: V P7 b; V+ M5 {0 ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 o1 _9 B4 Q: T' q) G2 t4 W4 O) tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
+ f: l- W! i$ h$ t7 L4 E. v! _could receive up to $2,000 for their education." J, ^) H/ D8 i' j1 W+ v
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the. q" ~+ ~( f( V+ \8 B+ Q, w
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year: y7 l W9 K4 O" s. A
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 U( B3 q( Y% ?; g4 }Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ G0 _! R# b3 w& G( s% V% I
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and2 O4 W9 l7 F/ S
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
6 F/ D* \9 ^7 k$ Iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
. _ D0 ^/ \- n, ?8 v/ s6 F8 d' [, {# kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
- p2 \/ ?& d0 U- J2 N7 w* S! ^glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 }% G8 e4 Q/ Q% A0 x
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
' I. Q2 t. B( nto absorb the full benefit of the program.2 w6 N( g: s8 u9 J: Q1 I" f
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: l G- _, S: ~
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 i$ p9 T3 w+ T( T8 ]" konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ }- B! C' ?# b
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! x( E. g( f3 e! T6 d2 L7 X
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
4 o z1 h& _3 N! m' bschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
$ @3 v, W3 @ Efor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
2 _6 _+ S7 O. _6 H. }9 F! H$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
H( [) o# V: n+ _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ {- Q+ X# K; I8 J& g1 L
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00 q% S7 G& s5 ]" U7 K" \7 W
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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