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Canada Learning Bond& ^- r# z% `( s
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 | n" c, `3 ^2 c( ^5 \
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s& T; j- k3 N9 ~ Z3 J9 G
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 r. ~5 I/ n- m. m1 ~8 i0 ^# z9 J9 M
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 \3 m: m1 x# d5 c
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
3 o* p U7 W' `. }' mAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; R0 ]& Y4 r6 {
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ f9 ~* k$ F5 D% \9 ^4 g
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will J- t1 U/ A& r
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 Y' Y, z+ I4 T+ ` p$ j4 h
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 D8 k8 }) t, n" X* u( _
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; s, K% t) |4 K+ n: i* ~) {4 `Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the0 {5 N5 U- `# _% d0 k* M5 z
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
. Q9 Y7 F+ }3 r8 J& g) Y1 T! Jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ B) g7 u7 F% a5 n$ z" fAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 a9 ?6 m: F x" ]/ a
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, D( O1 e5 \6 w t/ C, Esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! E4 c8 v# f$ W ]: C
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! L/ U3 D& g+ A. e9 T& X; I
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& Y$ D2 ?8 j' [- l8 v( w: O( zglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( d. T: h5 S, l1 |& s0 ]2 x* {* w' Conce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents: K& E2 ^0 l& Z, U" Z3 t* {6 B( X
to absorb the full benefit of the program.1 |+ ]& g a& V/ u
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 g0 [/ g) K" Y- B* r neligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
4 [, O7 T4 z w, Xonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 l! Y9 n& [5 P5 u9 G(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
: o# g1 d& M1 {7 _- D: funlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
8 e2 F( e% S4 Z: O' `schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) ?! Z5 E# K( A B! @) b7 j! {
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 q, V8 Q& `- l. }+ P$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* m% g5 `+ C/ S4 P, s$ x" B9 x# |those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
! a6 [% }2 o+ f6 g! y2 V" h8 ~grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
5 S0 w% K1 t: jgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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