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Canada Learning Bond
$ Z( B# e4 M8 p: b" _The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
4 k& N0 p1 d5 j! e; HBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s: E3 n5 @! Z# `7 e. z- V0 `
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
: A1 c; X% R- N/ ?families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive6 f/ t3 P# ~' z
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
& n7 |* D8 h2 t j) Q9 X: x2 W9 VAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
9 T- s; ]3 ?5 d. K0 Acontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
9 Q% `& w0 Z! ?7 n% f3 \0 Ginstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' l; L3 B2 L8 g Ucarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" x4 `, \; |' r/ `
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household4 _' D9 l6 T: ^9 A
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.3 O' L. I2 D3 r5 I/ F( n% n9 G
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
& Z% u: o& C! c6 P, S- bgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
- k, p7 Z; j% {students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 L2 S4 @' n% @& A( U1 F" v9 r
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. [) {2 U1 A4 ~; J9 l; B8 z) P
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and B$ M4 x: b! d5 D; x
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- q# @/ n/ R8 `: L& u0 F. |6 ?program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
1 Q- P' [$ V* z8 u8 }2 @children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' A: n; X$ c2 G( o( Gglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
; Z& L9 }" J' s0 m, lonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
. I6 S& ^- c3 l1 l+ tto absorb the full benefit of the program.
, K& M& ~+ v, D' |Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ `. j6 m# D' c0 Y8 v3 neligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
+ s; Z j7 l+ k% o. m2 Q5 eonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- F0 k( Y. Z1 v9 x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 l7 M# e# {" t7 L. w
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
+ @6 U7 u3 L/ a% H! z7 xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,8 c% m2 J. k! J# z( P
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent! Y' P% R# t5 ?" l6 `: v
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) R8 y7 e+ ~+ Q/ Fthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These4 C) C- @( F6 K0 g d* q, _# b$ K
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: X7 G$ w$ P/ R4 v
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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