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Canada Learning Bond2 a) q; L4 v5 ^5 P% C0 ]+ t1 ^7 n
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning& x9 ?; ^0 S |$ p' j
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
" ?& b: s" ] l/ Apost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 g9 k5 w! q) |' E6 \* R
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
$ L; }5 G+ ?1 W+ @+ nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 t4 K; v% d$ P& v; TAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
9 u' ]6 r. B& w0 Mcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
8 M1 x: B/ g" l5 G `& I. ~# e/ E/ oinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will ~& L0 n) N! G& E' I$ h
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit3 ` T7 i/ i; \
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household& D5 h' v& A5 l( u
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
1 K, L& d {+ L( B' R6 n$ a% Y2 IAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" t& Y0 Q6 p. I" ^( W; ]) tgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ ~$ S4 x# v# d
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( e) R. F3 G5 _
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- z2 p% u3 f1 T4 O# ?
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
- R }6 l T4 @0 @# ?subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" V+ b5 V/ R3 rprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have. Y! r+ D) P/ }; P' h! T
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
j1 M3 ?5 j8 E- ?5 v' Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ O9 ~2 { K9 U+ h! O, e3 j a
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* K! S5 Z& i, n& d" ^; xto absorb the full benefit of the program.( k1 M l' w2 w6 @* Y. u
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% P! i1 V3 O2 H( _* A2 [2 ]
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 Y7 W7 F, j5 c! l% U! }only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! s3 y! e H4 X(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 q: ~- Q9 E0 ^7 c4 u
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* B& j5 m) J% }' a6 h
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 P3 ^ @/ K9 \( h* t
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ p7 U# O) H( K- H( o: J
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) K' A8 }( |1 r0 {those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 V9 u0 y0 p2 a" ^& Cgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- ^5 n; ~6 c. m( Wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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