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Canada Learning Bond
7 [) V( X) G$ t; U$ Z4 l' AThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" a; w% y" w1 u& m0 h) U$ H6 W6 P
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! O( J5 n1 Z9 ^) _' D
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 a! L1 ]2 n1 b
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
% K. F" L0 B0 lthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 A* Q2 G5 b0 m: `Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- \" A% ^! H( j) F# t( c
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ m b! j. s2 N( A0 Z6 J7 |4 a/ A
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
# }6 u% p Y7 B0 ncarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
z! i5 p* _9 ]) o* A! ~from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* u0 ]) L& [7 u) g' X& x9 `& Ecould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
, O( G# |$ A9 K* g' j( O+ j: JAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the: \4 y( ]! _7 O. [ s
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- o/ |& f% z& l! I4 n5 I
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.2 r; F, v3 U" K$ f
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ b4 n' D, b# }- C r3 ~& L8 [6 [During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' ~4 i2 W8 z/ x3 r% l B9 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, F. }( O3 U4 b3 l
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
1 A! P6 d( n0 C" d6 a& Gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 m1 p# c1 A* x1 s& ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
3 [( ~% h3 U& h2 }once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents" L n3 R4 I- W, q9 a- q! }
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
7 H; F& ~! U$ ?Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
( _6 Y7 d5 `) `eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
2 Q* j* a1 `: ?* i4 j" R/ F sonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth Y0 }2 Z: r( O {
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& W) q& N) U6 g% `3 ~+ A- X
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
: A* a7 G7 ~! \) @schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 K- T {+ j: J8 K; \
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent' M0 t9 Y% n; z" `) ]6 y: ^
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of& U; ]0 \+ e; ^* K
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 Y {& A& V6 v, }( G7 A/ A* K+ Q
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
5 B+ J$ g; l5 L6 p3 i. l, u! Jgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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