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Canada Learning Bond! A5 r# ^' @5 M$ j5 N7 \* q( U9 l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 M5 n% H! E8 P& rBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( V. Z9 W% G0 I* v
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' I" [) R6 a7 K, w$ ~' Ffamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) U0 w. x" u. G8 I7 q6 ?! {# ]the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* Y' S8 {4 R3 a; S: f: _9 S+ a
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
3 r* n9 c- c& s' P8 qcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
+ r) }, h: {) L% _& i# dinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* Y& I( o. G, g; y5 }
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 X: A1 V/ ]. ]* m! G8 Jfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 C* h. t/ Z& w/ s8 z5 n
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.7 f1 z* m0 _. f& G
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 \0 h: ~9 C# k6 m% Tgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 } e$ ~* T; a5 istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ W" ]& o. G) A0 w. V+ \Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- j: u( \7 c! A3 B- ~- {, q, z
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 C2 X4 d3 c- s# k$ G
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The6 \5 F$ R4 G3 j7 U) ^; P: z" L' _
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have' \% e) G' p% ~ q& T( N( P( z
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
5 m/ F) F$ Z# e5 zglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
4 ~, s" Q h: V5 {" `9 f8 x" Gonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
' ^' A% q) M) y* zto absorb the full benefit of the program.
( h- U7 e/ a2 G y/ {Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 s3 c) d: A2 g* R& r/ Beligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# s7 Y6 B& F: P1 T* X4 u! } H( [only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 d9 D; j1 K! s2 O1 P(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- R3 A; J0 Z' J% S( Eunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
& ], M4 ~$ |& X- w4 S' I0 `2 C Jschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 C3 x' ^( U! m
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
) C5 K; ]# M* y, ]( s$ i6 L$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of9 M$ k1 Q N9 _7 b* M
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
/ K: X) O8 G! _3 a: {* igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& V7 V8 m. H* p( s3 S5 Ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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