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Canada Learning Bond+ E+ r" m( J. E9 D8 J! \: ?8 z, ^
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning! \% {5 J5 @' k* n
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. H0 }1 ^& c) C- m# `+ ~# |post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 W2 h: \! ? F$ yfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( i* j6 q2 u+ i: g" ]
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% H0 ?1 w! m2 b! p6 Y4 RAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 @- f4 n! \7 _8 N! x7 ccontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 e# n9 o7 L0 {; s
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& i! N& }) X3 q3 icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ a' i( t% W: k" X3 N
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ g2 x+ s2 O9 Y1 M3 t# x
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.. C8 |! R8 O( v/ ^* [# _; ]4 `5 |
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the3 B+ J4 U$ b6 w$ c, T5 f6 g' f
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 m0 x" I l* ?+ Z6 j5 h. Jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 n2 j/ y0 x7 B: k! F- gAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ U( b& \+ q: | A. I2 ~' d$ s
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and0 }1 W) H& F$ P: x, v) d
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- M& n9 b, j$ y# L; L# G3 W9 Q7 f
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- p$ i' \% W# Uchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first e3 v2 r5 n/ ]6 b% i7 S5 T
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, O+ A, A5 Q/ ^. r" _7 U
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 U" G( ?* I: U$ i; Yto absorb the full benefit of the program.& s; x) k8 ?5 \% }
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 L* c! h# ]$ Y A/ qeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
! d q) H1 t- H c1 \: V$ konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 ]; }$ t2 v) B, L! c(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit% o6 c* [2 s3 g# b9 N8 O& }
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
9 h9 ^8 ]# w' j' }schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ q& J3 S+ f C" e4 M9 n4 x
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
) c) m6 A: r( h6 w) T$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- W0 E r& i* s4 [3 Z
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 Q. ]) j: ]; }# ?grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 i% ~7 O6 c7 N1 @6 f8 egrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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