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Canada Learning Bond4 D( p3 G( V0 O" z2 K1 s" \
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' k, e% `5 {( A" D& |2 c
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s2 A# ^6 Z% H; b# r. w7 [
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) i+ I. O5 g3 X Sfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
5 `) }4 u( U% D; S0 qthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) `$ L1 P3 ?, w) o+ V7 [" h9 H
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) s" [6 Q# T0 q: K/ V
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond& G% ~1 i* d6 L1 _- @
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will }6 V' p* u' Z) r, Y
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 Y* v! i1 A6 o" k# ^' U. |' U1 x
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
; p. i5 W& E2 N2 Y8 B7 Ycould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
o3 K2 E* n* aAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% { e2 F! x* b8 s y* t
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; N! ?: K6 R5 y+ ^: N' k8 U0 L8 Pstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
' u6 Y- b7 B$ e" h* ]( gAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" P9 H9 o7 }% ?. R
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and! n+ c: a Q; L7 R6 ?8 m/ D2 _. I
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 [# {. R# Y8 r4 eprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
( F1 ]" M+ }: ?/ q+ Schildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
$ [% w2 L, l& g8 oglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
6 Q3 f% r5 D) _! \9 G, xonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents) d. W- t# c/ @" d& O( |' w: N- ~$ v
to absorb the full benefit of the program.0 s5 F4 c3 k" c6 W/ U' f
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ X! t4 t' w6 s8 f( peligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( C) Z: V5 m: j0 ~ _9 x2 P4 C
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
( ]+ V3 ~# r1 s) ^(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit- o5 S8 ?2 @4 T" p
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* x0 d1 i. X7 X8 v: I& U& p
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
[0 Q- C4 V% rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent$ c, [& @* `: {% N; }5 W
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 D& Q$ U) Y, A
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 I# e2 ]% W3 e' P' \grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.004 F" L3 d7 v# N
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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