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Canada Learning Bond
! S, P8 ~' Y x1 F6 Z S4 A. sThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 E9 }6 t8 i1 \# K: M
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' ^6 L. q! C$ g9 o/ f
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 H$ ~) V* @0 K7 Xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
8 O6 I2 I- c5 s5 u3 Nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% M2 K# a' p7 |$ t! VAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
3 I3 N: |1 U7 ]% |$ j k/ V6 O! _continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. Q1 F( h' n+ e6 x/ V* h3 W
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will6 D! R6 |8 |% x6 T: r" T, F/ G
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 x2 N* J- p, u( ^4 U( ~; \from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
$ l+ G+ J1 g( g6 y$ u' ccould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; ^# G; L5 t: Z7 Y! |( xAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) o( F4 z$ X9 U% [) T+ J
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year: z. Y8 c" U: M9 h) Z& p
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* e5 _0 M; g$ M! z8 L9 ?$ e* Y7 o! }Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
: i9 v) s5 ~0 Z% U: J% ^During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* l0 I8 F$ m# G& O
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
6 p+ U# ? J% E. {* vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* R$ P7 ?# G+ x5 r$ W2 m/ z% pchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
5 P9 u( g; e/ _; Jglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
/ e" z; e4 U" n; K5 s+ |% ronce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
" M5 _. i! _4 s, J- x$ {to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 y+ t8 P8 {5 Q3 H9 ?1 ~Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be0 I4 l* R; o8 ]; ~0 S6 x* n; o
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will; g. Z% P. R9 G: `5 e5 V
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
) g+ m* }5 z" A- a! s% E! f( C2 A9 s' d(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& N, u" r" `5 e; ?& ~
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 ~: t9 |4 K) N0 M5 Y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
4 x" y* f. Q; Pfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
' }" v5 m' {0 r1 g: A2 w. N" Q$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of# B) _$ y7 s. o% D
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* h; s$ w$ ~8 ~ R( }) g' r5 f/ l
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- o1 Z& k) j* Q O2 }+ Bgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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