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Canada Learning Bond4 |9 u- V* b% w) h2 h: G# C' b
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning0 {6 c- x; T3 e. l% z% K
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s; A$ [; T% q2 R: j q$ w8 _5 k! p
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# a; {7 r% z% N T; X- vfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive3 a4 a0 Y: p3 W
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* P' u/ Q0 p* } i
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will" I. y1 b/ X6 j' \8 U5 m; G
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond" \/ G. P2 V% I8 A, z: m! ` E
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, _8 A1 D" n; W" n$ ~4 ^carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
. F; f1 c) K# l3 ?$ f* L9 k: Wfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
; {( ~' t( W$ K2 Jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
. s8 b5 V$ h9 n$ w2 S9 F! g; p3 O; jAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
I$ \" B1 q" Cgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( ]0 Q1 Y8 f4 x5 h3 p' u' H
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
2 J+ [. u; p+ `3 P: ~# e" oAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; l2 A. d% K/ ~9 r2 j
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
& Z' |# I$ |, u& Vsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The8 R2 Y, G! o' q' n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) p2 d) t# \9 O/ _. U2 e7 _
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 d& d+ S _; T: o nglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% p) X) f9 ^$ r9 i o6 ~
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
: m! P2 Q8 g! o- x, D$ O* Lto absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ W) n/ x& B3 NAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ u1 s( l$ x: H( Ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ |& x# E. h9 R/ J
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
" \- b) U% c7 ?(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
4 |# y2 T# W/ }! ounlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of6 }& w2 K7 t( }$ i7 G. A9 B5 Z6 p" n
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,3 U% i& w% Q' T
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( h e/ a3 U S3 x% f3 p$ T& Z5 k9 N$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. q8 m) L( h! O5 q6 R9 w
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* ^, x0 {$ L, w4 m! k3 C( e
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& A& z; [4 W+ l7 n" w3 p: Cgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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