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Canada Learning Bond; f0 T* G* Z V! }
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; X9 \2 t5 _; q4 N9 M- W' mBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s% l3 @6 m5 F I' ?
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 E5 P2 w+ V1 w! z U2 {( r- }families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive. f' T0 F+ E# Q% t0 l4 F
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& ?4 H, @7 c( E* |3 Q c
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will7 ~) a: Z7 q. M3 J/ O& R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond- L' d/ Q- D, p& U1 f; J5 p
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ a! Z! D V. Q7 K" u b! q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit5 i& B1 O4 M% K% J$ A0 G
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
. m0 E) ~1 W: {% s9 ]4 d; ], ecould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 {9 b8 f' w: m6 Q: x
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the' J2 T& Y/ d, U/ s e
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- H+ B5 S& _, l! Y, h! b
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.' p E! D3 j7 J( E
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act* E& f) |# d0 N9 A9 G) ~6 {5 D' P
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! }: J4 d! c x3 X5 y$ Zsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* z5 q0 Y I; g" ~, oprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 r$ |# [$ J+ Y C" G+ y- \5 W
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
2 n- v4 z* l) Y* h; j1 l A# @glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
, l _$ q- a2 N+ ]+ X5 jonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents; }2 J3 Q2 _5 e6 ~/ F
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
2 y3 \& z6 s1 ^3 f) BAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be& h4 u9 q& Z1 F. H E6 f4 \6 m7 g
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& l" l! u& K: eonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
$ Y% ^ t4 ~5 l3 V3 ]# G# T(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
* f9 G' [/ R9 m! T+ E& ~6 nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
$ |7 k1 o* ^8 B6 X- uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) ]* j# ^0 k! V% u3 n- ufor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ Q$ S, F* B) z3 Y! A
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of! r4 r. k8 p4 d
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
0 _2 `& j# x9 L5 @' kgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00! o, k3 x# L* h9 m7 {5 a$ }& n" b. w2 \
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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