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Canada Learning Bond' v$ n2 D# U; W+ f6 q
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 V4 h& F9 G1 L5 _% M( Z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ |9 ]4 _$ m6 y, J, p0 dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
0 I8 A Z4 V) A/ l' U: dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
$ ?+ W1 G5 m( m/ s- `3 c3 c7 Q9 wthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
6 B$ m; s$ t, B5 K4 V4 gAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 r+ L& Y. K* N" W6 ncontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* _3 J( P, W5 T6 R5 q1 K) Pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will& ^4 t$ t% m* u
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
$ Z* J2 I$ h2 y( Gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household, V: c. b& G. e& O8 c% O
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 h F2 `- n) K0 GAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; j- E/ z9 j- q% W* V: D: Vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( d2 N8 @8 _8 F
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ a/ C, a- O% w; oAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; ~# Q. n6 p$ K. v/ t3 bDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and: N& Y0 G/ |% e+ ~5 p- G
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! W, `( r6 R% A+ x4 n, ^/ i
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
' M& Y/ E: ?6 [% B) e, }2 Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 j' E8 p) Y5 `& V- H! mglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,& I5 D* M9 Z, N' Q& U2 q$ `6 `
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
7 ~4 A* q* p' w0 Zto absorb the full benefit of the program.( n8 M+ `+ N8 B8 D% L1 l, M
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ \6 Y x" S" R- @/ [
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 z0 k5 A3 z/ Y) X9 P0 {5 @& @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth% `9 l" `* }# O( V3 A2 {
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit+ b' f. V/ q l6 ~# k$ |
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; ]. l8 m; a% P4 L+ j2 Bschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) U$ E0 P* E, t
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent$ a! q* g* q, O/ J* t' C
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of& u' e' \' ]1 D7 k; t! J3 A
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
( l/ x9 x R; Y! q+ Y( Z# J+ Bgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ a# [6 _+ j5 n: p5 t ggrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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