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Canada Learning Bond
: w( [: o# S& Y* Q2 q& D: SThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
8 o% w: A8 h( F7 P/ L; kBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s: c5 I8 a& ~% V5 n u( l- Q
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ B* t- j) J6 Z
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
5 [7 |, Q1 s7 v- T$ d9 zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 v2 P1 W5 y* u' V' g3 a t/ PAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
. C& b' h/ z- |$ M* u8 Jcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond" T* J8 g/ X8 }0 l' x/ _
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
0 [$ L$ n6 m% N" w' l) m4 ^) ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, \; n* H, s5 b6 b5 q" U
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 T7 `' P T6 Q2 K1 y, {( O2 B
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
% |. u% d5 P" {# t/ q$ Q$ z- w- t: CAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the6 K+ C0 ]* t. d$ W4 h! m: K
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 H/ C. o0 \$ r V' T0 Q, q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.2 Z$ u- r, V7 X, a3 f2 f% i
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 E3 L" A) B: S6 E' p9 {
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
0 L! A! }* d% r# N+ ?2 ~subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The$ m% H; W d5 j3 Z% ]& f
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have+ c X7 B5 F, t2 Y
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) ~; P8 B7 c: j4 L8 a
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
7 C- A! d" s( S# Y, [% E( ronce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
" R, q9 F1 {2 i+ s cto absorb the full benefit of the program.$ m* U2 [5 Y) q5 q9 H, P
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be) S6 J Z% N) e2 _
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
7 n! D6 ^6 g& a6 Q, sonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth5 z% y& h5 R. _9 c) |2 c9 O9 O1 v" J2 I
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 J6 x$ ?% K* ~% v) e. a; P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
( w, l' b: N/ h& `6 N( nschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' k4 F+ o4 y. o
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 G }# r' ~( K7 H% R4 k$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
; T* U, L7 F1 s' sthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 a" Z5 I4 ?' M
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
5 }. B2 w+ [7 k1 hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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