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Canada Learning Bond
, y, c+ w o C6 ~1 D5 o$ XThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
1 z8 f1 E5 J7 e( ]Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
7 b" U, y* I; y% `2 q' {' bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome$ n! p" ^' I4 k8 j* o6 R- m6 c+ _
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 [/ W* _8 e L2 A0 Y
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' \) `* D& T/ s
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will* j2 X; @9 p0 W: x5 t0 B$ s
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( z) ^5 x+ {# D: g3 X. K6 k
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
! f( n, d) z2 H8 ?2 jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit/ u6 ]! `" \ I5 K& ?' ~
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household0 Y; ~6 S5 ?0 c( V1 o" _
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# f4 J& i+ S0 O+ WAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* v7 F7 @. H& a
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% T( C/ S1 u5 `# |! o5 i2 d
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year./ F6 C3 c% _" ^ a8 n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
" e6 r, r$ G; lDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and5 w9 i6 i/ T. |; g3 M
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
/ @( ~. V4 U, r0 d* W& A. h4 bprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ j. F- E# H, b! }0 Bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first0 H" f6 G" }% p: F
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, i: G3 {6 S: z Y, _) l) {+ T
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 x& k# G1 T: T* b, Z! bto absorb the full benefit of the program.1 t) C9 N; }0 x% d1 g
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 r+ | x( J T' V* J& heligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& ~& U0 O, @* e& `: D+ z5 T" {only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& g# E4 B7 t' D$ v/ L) s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 N& y% L( C+ G7 i& a
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
% n' n9 \7 {, s' b8 J% `schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 a% A& i, M7 v- M, L6 v
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent3 ~: a# h3 G2 }) ^/ x, p% ]
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 p* ]* Q- S* v+ V
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% M; z4 V1 L: z* V5 ?
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
3 Z8 e0 ^' l6 j2 N$ Agrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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