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Canada Learning Bond. U* r7 u- h: H8 M, E
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ S$ c- L6 O/ V. Y
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ D! z5 y8 I, o
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 t2 M# |9 i) }4 @5 [families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
+ y( d) K; D4 Y# A% ?the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' L. I" W4 `& K1 j& l" D2 I
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will/ }, D* `7 w4 D. B" p2 t) i
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond# L9 p+ f. `! ]8 k
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& k( E' s/ i; C. Qcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, D- J& V8 W0 S+ @4 d- o4 ? K
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% U, |1 L7 z8 T1 r
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
s N+ `9 M4 e$ c: @Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the' [+ S, x) r4 k( Q! k" ]
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ T# B; K0 T# \. q* L7 T$ R: M
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 L( e1 I8 Q. `0 f& \, V( ?5 S! ~4 XAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ o) c H0 ~" d. r3 D
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and6 G% \* N' i. b. a' T" u
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The% A( f) S$ A2 Y# x- K9 b/ E
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 S# v) T% k$ c
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first- G; |2 r% ]8 ?/ V* x0 o& g; O
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,) |- V8 z5 g; L0 v9 \" R& j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
% ^$ y' ^: [( @8 B6 m6 Cto absorb the full benefit of the program.) f N i0 u6 k' C" j) v3 e; E
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 l0 V' |' }# Q0 Feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will) P4 D* N/ r) q. l% i% r. p
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! c: q5 X. y: [: x$ }(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 ?9 n$ S# ^) L% |2 v; s6 R1 |' V! ounlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
( U/ S$ h6 v- s) f) Pschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
% }; S5 v7 m- `' @6 u6 Wfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent' i4 [& H; e% N
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 N5 W! `# e7 N b6 f7 N
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 o8 h+ K9 J/ y' x* J0 V
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- l$ U4 H. u" ?2 j
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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