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Canada Learning Bond9 X! I4 G& x# K3 ~" V7 v7 t- R
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 \: \: c. ^+ a" C# \Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, i* H' S" L. _5 ^% V$ Wpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
& \2 O$ L' f' k1 p3 }+ N9 ]9 O$ _families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 N2 x8 ` _3 n+ [8 L
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.7 K/ K* m$ f! u& J. L( Q. k0 N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
) {, Q) ]5 l3 h& Y) K# |continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 Z% h) c2 S& i& h ]1 B
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
+ X- w9 e- d3 [$ }8 h, s, }- fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 F2 O) z( @5 h' e0 {from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: A7 {% V0 D/ G |' @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 b8 [; `: X8 @- d$ w7 {
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
7 L$ ? c; C. g$ V( kgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 @. W2 m) m: T# K4 Ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. Q R) \: y* s' u" h
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
( p; l3 J9 a$ z' ^; c4 l3 z6 s9 ]During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
4 e1 M* p$ K# \& A! p2 T/ ~subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The& B% |% e' N6 j. q' e1 o6 X v
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have6 y* Z/ E! f! K8 e. n$ o. u. u
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first6 ]! r8 R. l4 G V
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 q* Z1 S5 I# J5 h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents- P% D* e; d+ H( R# _2 P
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
7 ?7 _0 T1 q- A, yAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* |, R( V. T/ A# Eeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will+ _2 G, V0 O O4 @) ^' v
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 X! [; \% X/ k9 ~7 Q9 j& D
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit- \* X3 R, Y' Y) z+ a& X( U
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of0 Z7 U5 B8 b! K6 z4 E* _0 r
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
r( G: \# t( Ffor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. }1 e! ` }1 w, T; O* [8 r% y( `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- u4 V& p- y. B& V# vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
% s) }. W! V' M8 Egrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 X1 S9 }# }) U% ~# O0 b* n( ?
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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