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Canada Learning Bond
9 D! W4 k) ~6 w8 W% iThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
3 S: B1 @( d7 i, _9 eBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; {5 [7 ~& b: E& Bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ ~7 U/ q* r( J0 u$ J {9 M3 ^families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
* x# v! i4 X, q2 ~the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. }5 g9 b) h' U/ C( [Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# Y, b. M. d/ I8 s W: w
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
& [$ ]1 z. R5 Oinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will8 d+ O Z' Q0 Y5 u
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
% ^. k4 {2 {& w |' {1 ~from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. `" ~. q2 r; u
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 N6 T& t5 T. }
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% q3 p S$ s5 m& {
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
+ U5 W4 \1 h+ P6 Jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." U: g3 y- E% A& i" _
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
8 s( A: e4 k7 h& u9 P6 MDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and- l$ F. s. p. H# z* u) [& j3 Q
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' Y+ \, S2 a0 `0 A5 t: D* X, E, T
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) a9 A/ j; ]- V) t4 t6 V; m
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 K3 {2 ?' f9 L: ^3 H1 c5 A- ^
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 U0 m! Y# i6 {! j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 N' G: E# e0 ^5 G+ D v; p+ }7 M: Yto absorb the full benefit of the program.
5 p J: A1 B' ]6 O; u8 c4 z( e! u# MAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 W8 I T. Z3 K# u
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 q: Q( @" T1 _$ F2 v Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 _: H& {- m) J8 l5 d' M0 E
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& w3 I. z3 C( _& L
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 {- _! `' M1 x" j) J
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* y J" d" G9 G/ i# \for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* Y& u. O, s% L. ~
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of! N, x7 L" T* m* Q; s6 D( n! g, G
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 ?$ d" q( [0 k5 m. W* Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
6 t/ a6 l8 e8 V; [* k: B7 dgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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