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Canada Learning Bond
/ n& y( [' o+ }) u( r/ BThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning2 f5 Z7 h$ L% G, b3 r# ~4 G. s
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 o9 F1 `) j: N t5 ^* }
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome4 }9 x+ V: m; t
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
B c! f. v) ?7 Rthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% `8 I0 M5 F! `) m5 X7 a* p" S: T
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- K) T0 O! a1 ?7 E5 P# b0 qcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! k: {: F3 x$ m" ]. b2 C- y: H4 Kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ p+ ?8 U. C) d
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
: O% @$ E: x! f8 tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household$ H" I4 J* f1 a# p2 b
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.. ?6 J& {- a+ d% v6 k% e1 L
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the7 W% l! @( U" y' q3 B! t8 F8 A% q
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ n" D+ b! \! q6 _# s X& B. w3 A" ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 H1 H/ N, u1 i7 x" t' c
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
* [* P$ ^2 g- c( q. ADuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* ?# t: t8 M. E7 e" L+ b8 M
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* r) ^; F; p- r! Q$ j1 Zprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) Z N7 o5 F8 dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 {9 s; X: o; O" E' S
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
& e! T$ h+ Y f% W0 O+ Sonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents) N: q- Z! n1 {$ p8 U7 |
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
, r9 }' I' Y5 r1 V$ u$ o" SAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ u3 B5 t J' u) {& y$ leligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 R1 u2 x8 G9 f# I: h' x' P
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- Z8 H1 E7 l" W3 M2 V* z5 _(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
$ z$ j! J1 k# ^unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# ~- T9 Y' k }/ ]' s
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( r! }6 [: [7 \( y& ` cfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent; M1 H1 J1 g; P; ?0 @! r: v
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- M' l, ]7 ]) ^0 D- J0 e4 y- W" }those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 h& w# `3 r1 M1 n; n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 ?* ?7 E! n! P3 q6 r# ?' x! n
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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