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Canada Learning Bond, T. Z( @0 r& c, w4 ?
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 e- Z7 Z$ l/ r2 {1 x, T+ i
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 ~5 @: B' U/ u% |3 s8 `% y
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# Z* A, Q1 @, C9 X, `+ ?' Zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; h; ], e0 h: p) z
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* a5 ?* U. ]4 T- `( N3 y
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
4 o: b+ A( a, `5 j( D |continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; }, v) R4 U9 @- e* T# @
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 E' G. r6 R/ X$ Z- |; Ycarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" b7 \4 ^: G! Rfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, ]* b. ~7 C3 C* bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
% j% O' e) F, m6 |+ x0 X- k5 yAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% w- @! A+ v+ h* i- X' W
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 Y" e; y5 X$ T/ `; Z+ n/ |) }4 n( Sstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
8 e3 E0 b2 h F2 U+ H2 m, a8 lAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ Z/ `/ Q% ^4 z& `During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* `. K+ Q& Q7 f7 I
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The7 Z$ ~: q f/ v8 m) F% m" g. R
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ J& k4 L' J1 L: ]1 B5 p# Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
- G' L1 ^+ z; O8 eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% l' Q' W' F. e* u9 h; m( ~once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents' ]7 W0 Q( L) g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 l; I6 w% t0 ]* G& m' S! e4 aAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* \. v/ x2 u- i. o) m/ ~- U9 keligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
" z( a% U: _5 u- K6 konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth* ]5 z( d G% O6 E; Z: W
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 s( Q' G% O! N3 K+ r7 r
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
S7 j% U4 x3 z$ H$ xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( A- G/ T1 _( d/ F) f, n$ s3 Bfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
) f% {2 J' ?$ R- O% W2 K$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ s9 B3 u. b, n9 X' }' Dthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 g/ K/ ]4 z5 ~0 R: Igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 {0 x: j, o2 I8 U G1 u' V( n% W
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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