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Canada Learning Bond
4 o. o/ A1 i2 d9 x- B) UThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" d5 n s; X! {9 H- {3 a
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 U7 L2 s! L4 i" y5 h2 @+ B* l
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* a5 o* x+ g+ S- C# e9 s K8 o) N
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) k: G9 {( Z+ a7 m) cthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
4 t- I0 y4 P4 S# m& Q1 f6 X, PAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 d$ U5 `0 O% Q$ G* j9 i" i
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
1 Q8 V/ o3 ]* @" u- |# ]" Ginstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will! m5 U" r! o- k" q. i
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) ?0 Q% A( h8 Q4 g5 I4 @- h
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: ]# ?5 j0 X8 o8 d! T/ \: J
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 K' J. B8 \6 v# e+ ]7 _$ |Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 ^& j9 @! L2 a5 p8 T- jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 @5 G9 }) s$ w) P3 ]
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
! q |1 @7 ]: _. d( l, U# ]' `Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% k# J A/ C6 bDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and& S: _ ? y+ f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
' i( W, y/ m/ i9 Iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have8 N; L- F$ w5 l$ t( Q& @& s
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ l+ ]# q2 \; q$ K
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 A" U% g2 T% Z( ?$ q5 k% k
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
g* | E% g4 o; Jto absorb the full benefit of the program.; c# s1 @; m1 B9 S5 L8 }' H" G- q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 C1 |6 q. I# geligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& Z4 M3 Q4 i3 \& b! M* |9 G* ~" X5 L2 donly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth( ]; K2 g# j) v$ U5 x. Z9 {
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit# @, m) |2 }- ~8 t/ Q, x& P9 a7 k
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
$ M( ` [( ^- Zschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
0 M% P& @+ u) z/ s( O" J& Vfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
. @! o; a3 ~# C) f( T: }+ r$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- }- Q9 g* u2 ?those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These; t4 Y V6 U6 O0 q" \" B& i
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.006 H; j, P0 S+ F6 k8 E& M
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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