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Canada Learning Bond$ m* F4 u: w. V; b' v( ?0 [
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% N* e8 l* W& L# y$ d% TBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! K# L3 n7 T7 W7 l0 f7 W, J) e
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome; @5 y+ }& j% h4 u. O% }
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive. V: J8 h7 b% L! g1 j1 }! s5 H
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 b$ _9 R- |3 N' O" K& x6 d6 DAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
3 b8 {- ?% I k U# ocontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ f5 S1 z: D+ A, |( D* K% ^) Sinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 N& j/ B E, a( @" Z, r1 Rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit( t- c. t; D7 ^8 W `$ @7 O
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
8 ^5 F! `# C" g' y5 ccould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
5 J' T; I2 [+ [, F) V" ?1 L' X$ nAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# G) r' l7 \+ t8 @9 kgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
+ p. {; [. A, Xstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." }3 U% H) H8 L( {* y! l- B6 n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
6 N8 }5 `* p; |During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 m4 ^- Q) k1 k5 Q+ {
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* _& L W0 N! O7 M$ G6 Oprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ m. g* s7 Z: `5 I% i5 }& f' U
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
6 w: C0 K$ f1 z K1 v7 O/ @7 qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,* v. I2 h. o. W
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
c, b- K5 D8 R( Z+ j5 Kto absorb the full benefit of the program.+ H! |# S8 i2 s+ c8 W& J
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
% U$ N$ e4 u* A1 g0 o Eeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 z# X9 ^2 r$ j0 O8 S& u V
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth: }3 _3 g6 _$ ?
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit ^5 D9 x8 s& I) v3 l* T8 F
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
+ b4 \8 J: r5 K% O$ Pschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,3 y' f2 A" e, C9 K( E' S" [6 g+ x
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent) e4 n4 R: f$ q- ?" O7 k8 r/ N
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of5 S8 g/ J1 V! n
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These7 `% g, B1 |; A, W
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
1 r7 \ f5 R, k; ?grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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