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Canada Learning Bond6 O$ S( k3 w* V
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ I4 v9 o6 f& b! n; {
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s Y6 L/ X- i6 F* h
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome; Q8 P5 G8 t# @" O4 v+ f
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive6 ?, [$ L) x# @6 w; E7 C' H
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& i9 {( j: Y% H' l& {
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
0 ~7 p8 w6 _5 K! T' Hcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. ?2 K3 G5 K- o9 b! }7 W' u% K C
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ Z; {. e( h* F0 y
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( j0 {5 o) _. j1 o) \% w" a9 yfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
! r5 G) @8 t! P: u0 ^8 ]. O% J- qcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.$ w) ~5 [( U$ I7 a$ o/ F, h4 V) s
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; K- H8 h% N; agovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year4 |! b* ?: E' M7 n% q, u0 ?
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
. u( m4 H# [, w( Z) oAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ g+ a" A. r, |" I0 ~6 J: l0 w* YDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
G! @0 { } X: V( v* xsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
' J- k9 O5 D! ^" k, W! R$ Aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ h4 m, Y; J' u5 C$ T
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first* |) i- b6 a/ C w' U$ c
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,' [8 c6 `6 v" w+ h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# T6 Q X( y0 m F
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 y& Z4 H# C; _/ d; H4 u/ L1 O. OAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- K. `9 V0 M$ O! |) I$ M
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will" ? o5 Q+ e d, L+ Y3 }
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
7 O6 |% o! n! m, h$ j(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
( r, J1 ?# ]3 C! aunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
, q% e0 y9 H" Sschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: R x+ ]/ @, @! |+ I7 T0 T: c* D
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
# f4 |+ P! B# I8 k0 }* Z5 R% l$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of) Q3 Y: t6 ^2 l8 Q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 T/ _$ B2 h6 ~9 S+ H. b! d
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" R* i2 n7 O& U. X$ B
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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