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Canada Learning Bond
8 T2 I- r" B3 x6 K) ^The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning* V% \8 ~, B7 q4 X: Z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 l2 W2 o$ ~* p+ C# u7 F( R
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ i0 |: X7 n8 s5 T+ @9 L3 r, G# Cfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive' g Q8 @1 h% R) M9 Y
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
2 o; J( t4 g$ P6 fAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will4 d0 Y, H! N( [7 q8 a8 Z( ~
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 J. x/ A" |+ a$ X
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
* m4 d; ^( T) p. Ncarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
4 C7 I0 W& W/ ]- G9 x6 t( `from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
v* w/ K9 ~( K% p, ecould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; E3 X0 s7 y% X" S+ Z6 p* _Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the, q0 R; [( f7 v! [9 _$ h8 r' w
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ [' o* ?' d" K O. h$ ~students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.$ F! r/ v' T' r( _
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ E+ A1 v2 x1 H- JDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 `' C5 R: t( J& t3 S
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The# u3 W3 b# V3 X3 V6 p" _2 Y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 o5 y: k7 _( f# E# V* k. b' I" P
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
]5 r, x7 L; W' e1 v: Hglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ g; M' k0 m- x8 b! X
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* p# A5 b% ^) O: }5 T5 K- gto absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ @( ~( u( g4 h" hAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
" |/ u- S# o$ }7 ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( [/ e7 c: O' F
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 ^1 o% S+ ]+ S(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; r$ B0 q3 S5 F
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of6 \: |& a) R3 ?7 R
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( [/ x. p" ?/ ?# T9 pfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent0 c& j7 D/ @( J
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 A' c$ {$ C% m& U( tthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ [5 h3 y4 }+ G3 m. m* T" {
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
2 {* H9 @5 s4 B! p" pgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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