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Canada Learning Bond- H* c- g: T2 G/ I: B
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, B( Q4 a% S/ \0 P1 U
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s4 X1 D8 W. C% p
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 {/ \1 b8 Y5 J6 C/ J6 ?families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; w" t* `: [. U3 F* c
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.7 f- a; H2 r- U9 |
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will8 q" g7 Y. U$ q6 {: L9 G6 C
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond* C+ I% f$ ]1 d8 f
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( c: P' C) u! C. A
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 h5 C& V# b. z9 M5 `2 ]from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* q* H5 T4 K5 j1 x( ~5 gcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
( R5 L6 M6 F0 i/ i- G( dAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- H5 R1 \! T7 F2 Hgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year4 r7 q: x' e/ [* l# `9 j
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
; _) a. O/ C! s, b4 SAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. U0 d/ r7 p) m
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 V: g- k; c5 s Y
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! w* e1 m j( O
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have c% S: f$ h: A4 a e1 u
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first$ ~, h% O. t$ z3 z8 \7 U" L3 J2 e
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,# _4 e( l5 E( k: p. M+ I3 j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 ]# v' R9 w( N* p$ K# U, ^ d& X3 E
to absorb the full benefit of the program.9 ]0 E+ h+ I" u( n
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 ^( e- U, }# M, S0 Y+ j
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
+ \& G! D1 a; Z/ Honly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth, `: J, T$ n2 @% x
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
8 D. A5 U5 U j0 K& O7 ~, _unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 ~; f. c5 O' `1 u% b* i# ]
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,+ ?, X+ z! E) O) m! q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
- c* Z3 @+ P0 k9 p$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
& P5 b7 z/ h9 H3 _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These8 o# \9 f; B- R+ O
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
! U }$ S& h& j+ b8 hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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