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Canada Learning Bond( Y k+ m' k: j/ d
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning O6 A* U% k: s, c/ U6 t2 N+ Q$ I
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 t! F- I: R8 r( o- x/ x
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) w! X+ s& W- L' \/ sfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
3 r$ q M7 Y9 _. F, l% I/ dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' v3 }2 t' s+ ]2 J- n6 C" v3 N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
, |* N; A" q9 ^2 C: ^3 icontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; ~5 p& d' X! j$ P6 y2 Cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
/ R7 H) R! C7 s6 ?1 c% t' h8 \carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: b. X! ]0 V; V- s* k; h9 O
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- D) ]8 M, I' {could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 o& [6 Y/ U7 |. U, _Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( J; s' l% N/ j. ^0 W2 ]' ^( ~# egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, X4 \5 X+ L" [. m4 k
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.$ i( T0 i# N: Y4 V1 U# u- \- S& C% [
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act* r$ F3 W8 b7 J" `+ C
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
5 s: I! n& b/ W' N7 {& o0 E- t" L. H4 Ssubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
# t( Q9 T( M) X4 V% l1 Lprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
. g- y$ d* x1 A* Pchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 G/ @2 K5 ]7 uglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ N. ~! v8 ?. D$ S6 Z
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 Y9 i6 {$ n' k& ^
to absorb the full benefit of the program.7 y5 v8 u) J7 H& b
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be& i5 S. h. {- a" I4 z
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- O0 E3 u# n3 V+ X; `only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth n1 v( d+ i3 s3 V+ {. V; A
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% D, P1 p+ j* C8 t" `' U \' Wunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
: ]! o z8 ^% z" }+ g, ^schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
' [ S3 a( K+ a& l+ ufor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 f3 Q& q7 H" Z9 S6 i! Z* n# R( A; p$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 N5 J* b+ a2 I1 C4 S+ o
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ H* Q x! V/ B. ?: H+ G
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 P4 l: j* |1 ?8 R, J, ~
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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