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Canada Learning Bond$ l% @3 t! y9 y5 p, i0 J. f2 @
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
9 H8 l+ |% E8 q+ ^. g+ cBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( i7 v; N" R5 f7 h0 B, D
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 j! B. L. [/ {! I- b
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* h, e, ^. m, n& ^ `* K( m
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond." o& f- v% r3 u; }: _% Y2 @' E
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will: ?1 n, _1 `1 o2 j
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. @8 S* n" C/ H; V* Z5 K+ w
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 C- t4 d( M: v9 `- k& F' J( q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 P2 |, v+ p" _* K4 g* [
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
! ^* B# B0 H6 x! v) o4 Qcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" p: V" z: [2 u. f+ }Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
4 C. r1 Q4 s0 M1 Egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
" j/ b& Y/ S) F0 H* s Pstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 f" }$ N, y- R) w$ ?
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ H0 U4 [) |* ?: i$ z( \
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and7 ^0 C% |9 {# j# f9 R# [1 S; _
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
9 ?* T3 t6 |& m O5 W6 aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, b% ?2 A0 A" R: G; ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ L) s S( A9 x; `) D: N+ H8 K
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( M8 |8 D% @( T6 m% U) [
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 e' |* c8 ?4 _
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 _. I0 o6 O7 F+ d* QAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ l D# o4 k+ A8 j3 S" s' Neligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
9 |) u8 Z. m1 qonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 D8 G- F+ }4 M# r l9 \
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
! @3 z$ B9 e1 S0 [" Qunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 v0 A( i: |) y' d$ kschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' t4 O- I! H. X& `0 o4 t: d
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, {# c! t- m- e; r$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
8 E& B( J: F& xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
9 T- @8 d4 s+ Z& z% h6 Q: J8 _! o, Igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
. E/ ^1 {0 @ i! k7 m* n* Lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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