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Canada Learning Bond3 s! f, R7 u u/ P
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 N6 J. y; O" dBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 k3 T Z6 v: y3 ?post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
2 H$ h/ p. Q$ G7 B& J$ g- k4 yfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 B1 L5 X1 B2 W% p6 Y7 K$ @* {
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 k* }9 k8 ~* `/ }' c7 BAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will ]" g! p- L$ y1 q- T8 A
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# e' q. P# v3 }0 o% s6 S8 hinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 U; _. s2 R) y/ c- \5 C5 P3 D' F
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit6 q \/ w7 A3 i
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household& W5 i1 F. ^" c& i o1 f6 r7 |
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 x: ~+ a X4 ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
% r! i- ]% v" X; O8 { cgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ t% s% v0 o. \3 L7 i8 s* p- x
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 J7 A, @$ ~2 N2 Z, H* Y& CAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
U" r6 B/ E$ d; aDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ g+ u, ^5 D6 H1 u
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ T. y! ` R# D0 s
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
4 I6 K" C& K. Z8 b r8 tchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 \5 Q- i$ F2 H. S/ w
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that," x% G' X# y A+ g
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# X" t0 B' [. k% d
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- {8 n8 I4 U% d" g8 z4 V c, k3 A1 FAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 E4 W$ y5 l. U0 A+ u8 xeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will& h5 _; U0 M% p. U: f9 q# ^0 C* ^% {
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth0 L$ y2 ^2 _4 x3 O
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- E' F1 C e6 o* ounlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- S+ d i1 R! [
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 G( h- B( |, U, U. ^for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- ], h; q# k2 K9 y, C% j- | \3 d$ y4 O
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. e& \3 |( S% {- N/ Xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* y9 @! q- x) j) f% V( n! z1 O9 R
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% P7 D+ L+ x. z% W& n: Tgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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