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Canada Learning Bond6 D s3 o8 T) D' @4 v9 |
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 }* |4 X6 f* k p* h
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 f7 X+ W+ i5 `$ Zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome2 G8 g$ K* v* t' {7 t4 E T+ E3 {) X
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
* S1 r- y2 z$ Q. D9 J1 I2 ^) j' `" mthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond. N2 j) U" u/ ^8 z5 ?3 _: o
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( G1 [& r+ |0 Q' ]" u6 {: ~continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* J6 D0 e) B+ u# p0 Kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 N9 J6 C, G3 c' b+ pcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- }( c! B! s# O3 `, f* U9 A6 q7 vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 u- q7 j5 K; u1 Z0 M) M8 mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education., I# o6 p0 H9 V
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
4 D, F$ }% r' P! s: U) Pgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 a- f1 [0 [' W4 L2 ]) v; |students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 d. V4 J5 d; \- n* q8 C
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; `7 h# `7 \% u2 }5 B+ mDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
% G t% \- W8 N, Tsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The; d+ ?7 H: w) K& ~' T( F
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
2 U- {2 g4 {( q- r i9 Hchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
_* c/ y. z Y% _+ ?. H5 ]glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( {# h3 V" p; L5 ~) o7 Q
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# b% v! E( w$ @) Z
to absorb the full benefit of the program. B1 m# [2 y3 J) l- g4 Q( E
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' T7 _* t: e& r V! m4 D2 e1 g( V/ b
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will* _5 g# {7 D, [1 y. B3 |
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth( M; P K/ N+ X) r5 {) J0 S2 w7 }
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit9 ~1 \5 S3 }' Q; ]/ ]+ z! N2 N: S8 l
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of; G0 z2 H9 W! e
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,% K& {4 C6 O* G
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
# T: U+ m! h" r- J/ d$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of1 l* c4 G2 b9 |# n& T8 j i5 d
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 M2 e& P7 L7 \$ \
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% }; P1 ^# ^8 O! h* Rgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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