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Canada Learning Bond, {3 A. s# }' n& N: H5 r
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" N+ K/ K. r" ?, w! d$ D2 D6 aBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s. B) `9 e& z8 r; ^6 P( j& [
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome7 j, T9 p/ C( u' d
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
1 C W4 F6 q* _$ b/ d6 }% Athe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 H5 |) g$ c# B$ wAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
: V: J2 P. L- W$ ?' p6 t' t+ V! [continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
) H" z% C/ X$ [9 E& Minstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 \# G! l: Z% ^/ T2 s0 d: v
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
: |# }1 e: t0 A' S, c) ?/ ?) ^/ ofrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
. W3 M# G1 z- a' ]7 icould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# a! E% c0 k2 a. m2 i8 k9 |Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
8 i/ X" w' T5 O1 Xgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year* o; b( C8 K- N6 R; V
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% n! ?$ S# m1 a! I D
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 X. g o* x7 \During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) o& E, K* H9 h2 ], i+ Z' ^& N; j9 Isubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
7 K: G( O" y \$ Aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, Q0 t- B$ j8 Z! u% V4 W
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% `! P: B8 T4 b5 R+ P( k k# R8 d- oglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% o+ Y) ^ g6 w; v& G* eonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& c" `/ E2 M; Z" q6 E' p& dto absorb the full benefit of the program.. T0 a( O6 X# u( c( O6 \9 \
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" Z- _6 s- f' f8 r' A
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will' a& s% E2 X+ y" }- y
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
7 z+ h1 X3 l% Z7 F1 F(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& K+ w4 u1 E( z9 Y4 x: h5 r" U
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; U" Q# W3 I& ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
0 k, h2 B; |/ f" o9 s* c1 Tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent; L" b+ T. S0 r! N* ]; w
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% o# e1 g& _1 Q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 K" J/ d3 R# mgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 u+ q: M: @ e! h ]
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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