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Canada Learning Bond
m, N, N, @# {5 T3 \5 p/ M SThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning) K* D6 p; }9 G5 J! }1 j0 K. T
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s3 e! [4 T7 ?3 T: X# f: v3 `
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
r4 u+ j6 ?5 t* g; y# ~* [1 Efamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 L: p3 s* B' V- U" j( Q5 T7 j
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
5 r, `! C1 |/ h2 a' s. a, zAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! d L$ f% I( [ d5 i6 n6 b
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
- @* I1 U' L; U8 `: }installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 h3 t/ _# f# u: C: G
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
$ q1 n. {7 h o- lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
# g+ y' X0 C: c* r, W1 `( ?. Rcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* P. O5 j& g3 N, Q5 t7 n/ KAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) s3 g3 b0 V C' c
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; g3 O8 R$ h* k6 |; Y1 r1 a3 m
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 u( Z1 Q* ^0 L4 ?. M9 T* YAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
V C- H- w# ]7 LDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, n8 O4 X/ R6 G" t; X5 m" J- X
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
, p8 a, O" O; Q. bprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# x) P7 r7 {4 v; m. [. X' u! ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 {, [! W2 V* `1 D& | I$ ^, Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- s, Z3 K \3 x1 j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 d. y) G' o" I2 }1 Q3 u* Uto absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ `3 r( G% a0 f( T. ]2 ZAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
9 G1 F5 I4 }# n1 @) X3 ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
. s- n8 W- G a9 o, Lonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# f2 ]: X5 t( U& w; a1 ~* @( b: X(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
/ b) f+ f. t+ O6 b8 Z% \# l3 Funlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 l0 e+ [) B; tschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 B+ w7 x: E2 y+ r
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( ~# q7 U+ c6 H! `- W( j0 K$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of+ i, }" Y. b# O- K1 i" p: y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
# ~) `. [) d* k/ Qgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ H3 X9 X {: f2 T" w: R9 ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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