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Canada Learning Bond
3 L9 ^2 R- J8 hThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 l' [3 j+ a! P! V0 z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
( T3 g6 |( R4 m& s# Bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' v5 p6 O, d7 y! Y; `families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive6 d2 d& _' U. {7 F$ L
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% w- T: A4 ?( k# i' B% tAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
/ u9 J& a x( v) W! v1 [; xcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
. {3 d6 i, @/ \0 g# D! Jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
+ v0 w* }; L) {carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 W/ Z9 {' X" H9 \, u
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 e4 G6 X+ `, Xcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ f1 N% C. R. q5 P2 UAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the+ I" G3 ~7 V+ ^2 H% ]' J$ t* i
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- s' ^3 W( A' }; _- A/ f6 w% G3 ?3 |; o
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- s+ g0 U$ ?7 ]( R8 Z& u) fAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 i' C, N) V( ^7 Q$ q% i
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
& ^. t' W, K8 i" ?* Rsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The; E. U1 _, K+ R+ V, Z% V# ?
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
/ ~0 @' u, J! a) M5 h# B7 vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first: u& v2 I% ^* e: E
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
?, U/ t8 d/ t- ?3 G2 nonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 k. M2 u! K* u" q: `' A7 w2 N8 hto absorb the full benefit of the program.8 O* Z6 ]( ?% ~6 T/ U
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' z9 Q9 Y( E N0 R$ i9 k; S5 e2 seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( K+ J& C4 a, p' n/ {
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& [% x: A i# S, p. p, `& [4 c
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit" X# Y8 a/ M# E6 V/ e' q
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of% `, J% B1 t/ n |
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
4 O& \- n* m& q9 x7 z. N jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent% I4 H+ ?8 u3 }) g- Y$ I v1 n
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
( ^/ a3 z6 w9 {% ]those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These; Z! V3 u+ H" ?- @; M
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 y: H9 N/ {0 j2 Z4 O
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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