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Canada Learning Bond' p* A% \$ E& e9 s
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; u4 Y4 U) ]4 v r9 o3 FBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( Z1 D& S# i8 S
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ P/ h' i# [; A: v0 w& u8 zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; z) R, K) U4 L( u1 m h3 F, G( S, x
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.6 A5 l. a3 i9 U8 z, M, h4 r
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will" t. D. b! ^) [2 E y) R, A
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 x! K$ {* s% |8 h! Z9 M. }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
{" d& J) t8 o' x, g3 L1 jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
5 m& _: v& v- ~4 E& ~8 Qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
3 D; Z- k& k2 C* T Y4 Tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ J$ B$ c6 z, t; V3 F) X2 K. d2 KAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( k( N" I$ Z/ y* D# lgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 _: E3 I9 E9 ~# ]. O% E% C( jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 ^2 t2 S1 [2 B; y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
+ E. J5 E2 ]# k* Y5 r6 ]During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' n0 x' |2 V: u; a* V* W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
/ S/ S" q- D; l4 p u& F2 p* Iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- ~9 m) k3 x3 m! @9 P" x6 ~4 p1 {
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 E* @' M( N; P. t% b$ aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
- Y7 a# h E) I0 z* J f& ?! Qonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. g/ X# @* M6 \# A1 ^; P6 C
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
, ~9 u. e; p h7 A' oAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. X; q m, m, x/ ]( E; [8 qeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 q6 j* b; t9 monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! u6 N3 f$ o0 E" c' p1 Q(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 h* z% |# r3 F, R+ f9 a8 l2 kunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) |0 {5 l9 K0 F4 T' m+ Oschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,8 Z% `7 H" g8 I9 S" `& m4 j
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent% P6 Y/ h- d! |: S0 o: g0 [
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( i# B9 L* C$ e6 m) P
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 y0 f8 ^$ g0 C! P$ f( Z4 j2 U- W- T
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- }. o8 t. u# r* s; j: W' ?' _grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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