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Canada Learning Bond
+ E7 h' d% d5 C1 P5 YThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
* e" w- f, J' {0 s) L+ XBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 s+ `7 @- {4 H3 o/ Q% a7 |9 e
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 k% U8 G, N! i8 f; L3 `
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( R9 S5 Q$ O3 [3 M2 ^7 {6 J/ vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.0 j, Z1 g9 I7 g1 B' u) Q
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- m/ b1 c# Y6 _continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
0 |6 X% E) P/ Y3 ` P' X5 d9 yinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
9 T1 K- f4 J8 Ucarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 [8 _8 \ P N \from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
) c+ }; |' x; x0 B. R2 acould receive up to $2,000 for their education.1 s3 w \' n; d# r
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the! I, |) b y( S/ R% W( L; ~! K
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ ^ A, S6 r( l! ? U7 j; b
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ ^* d* r& b. i, V0 F
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
: b, o* R+ h9 E% @9 F$ s& DDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! F& j ^ e+ Y5 Q5 U9 ?subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- V* b7 V$ n0 S& O' y3 d
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 o) x6 ]2 `6 n: E" W2 F/ J
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first5 y$ l- y5 l! O: L! r% k. X
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,. \& k" p$ i& K6 I% r! E3 `
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
6 Y' b& t) e; m2 q+ ?! u+ [: S) x7 Sto absorb the full benefit of the program.1 V; ~* x% I+ w% l O- L; p
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 X, W3 ]6 C/ w+ x% z
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will$ K" T3 `3 ~; \6 R7 U
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! n, e/ a. r s `5 V9 S(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* m' D: q( V0 I0 G
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* Y/ M% E( x" r, D1 ?3 C
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) `) D' d; ]% R4 A3 z# F
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent p ?: _9 e# c$ S# ]1 W
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 Z' X. L9 u1 e4 M
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 y3 N K; Y8 }2 _" _& j5 h) V
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ s$ b* A1 V$ h/ w- {& z+ e$ Ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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