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Canada Learning Bond' C+ u+ \: {' ?* G e: T
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning4 y0 C: b0 f$ D' n
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
D1 e% P1 c" q. K: _0 S) jpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* O7 L1 z6 f2 f9 R
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 J6 }5 ^# I/ V6 q& n7 b$ x
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# y% D* f: e% j1 F6 m3 m$ RAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will& ?2 d0 ]3 O0 f% {* S8 m# s% Y6 L
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond4 C* t- h# p' r! e( o
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
0 v+ c* T/ R3 m( [* mcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& p9 F! U& e! A- w, y( Ofrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( K% @* ^, z5 b2 D4 Zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
1 L) P& b/ w6 R- E3 x; W1 M- AAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 a2 Z) z; q% v- G, Y* w
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% P: m6 k5 ?2 {! W, ]
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
, T6 H! O& A: ^- L- K# {& pAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act7 [' e7 I e# t
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and2 S# b# ?' J7 H1 l6 x- v' t
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, U y, K1 i/ P$ X0 K
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ p6 r5 b& y: Y0 G' r! n
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 Q! [4 ^* I6 [9 Vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* o' s6 U6 g% N/ t2 Wonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& c7 Y4 z6 ]/ |$ j+ c. W0 y$ Yto absorb the full benefit of the program.+ z- P; a$ A! C$ F, t. T
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ y6 l4 k; z8 a4 d* Keligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will* o% i D: ?0 c4 u
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
) O; C( }7 l$ t, x2 E: {(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
4 L) C8 H' F0 q0 O& \' Dunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' T$ {. R! l7 Qschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) W; Q3 X3 o; ~0 u. A! z0 Y8 Q$ ofor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
- ~- L% g) {. C) X- I J; O$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
+ R: C" m$ L8 P6 Q' n) I9 g/ rthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These4 v5 k4 w1 v% z5 J9 p6 m
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ L" B0 }* a, S% J2 c& Wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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