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Canada Learning Bond8 n' c7 D; y; c3 K6 _
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
1 I* e9 S! \1 \7 J, QBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 v. C3 |' a6 a0 ~5 }" Rpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
* _# V8 r6 F& [0 Z. Zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* V9 h3 |' G4 e: l( V" T5 V/ Y8 O+ P
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% l, W3 ?& H$ xAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 r/ k* v. h% o3 T7 x
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; R( T3 c/ Y5 Pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 Z1 t: m4 W2 K& r/ c7 b9 L- B
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
/ N6 ?6 b- j) D Mfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
5 H/ w6 J# U8 N! r3 G' h* G2 r- ucould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 t. V7 M j" Q4 S' U& zAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
8 A0 g: ~8 J. q4 x/ e Y2 R+ t Vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; l8 \) `% ^/ P
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 k6 A6 N. _3 I" V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act3 L$ L- ?6 ]" E ?" x
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* [& K/ R" y$ w; o: e2 l& s7 {
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) `4 `7 X E& F1 t; j+ Nprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- T8 A4 c- y& z% M i a- ?children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 u1 G* A6 x* y8 r/ u
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% q8 L6 i: q2 a; u4 Fonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
: W$ h2 J3 P* k. v* `to absorb the full benefit of the program.0 f0 Z% ?9 N) `6 F3 z' q% F X
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be$ }! D" v8 c; C
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will# p0 E) t; w2 e+ ^. M! W! [ @2 C6 p4 d
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
7 q/ \# R) e1 g q5 w8 H(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit2 f" Q) i7 _ w4 N( ^
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of, }8 H* u0 f0 w8 ~
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,% h. ^7 h, Z( C$ Y6 I# v
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent6 R/ g* {1 R& h% f" m0 F4 ?
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of9 \6 F# n0 F0 C0 o
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These: `1 D7 X0 A9 R# d. c4 ]
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 `" Z$ g8 `' D n1 Q
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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