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Canada Learning Bond0 n9 q6 b( @, ?8 s" N/ v
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( | U' P" \" N: m$ TBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
6 @8 \# e0 p" |, X, ~& Bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome F! k5 d# j# v* P
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; s" Z; S, [5 Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) g; F$ L8 b0 g- b& Y6 g4 K3 J' P. Z
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will6 Y! I+ h/ P! D# L
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
% f! U9 K1 s: [5 X; r. W( |installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
+ f R8 j$ m2 s8 W) T( e! Rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ x! t5 J* U6 g
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household! @" G) [$ l/ i" Q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: H9 O3 w# H7 e* k x/ y+ GAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 r! j$ [# r1 N+ s5 U
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) } b! P C% i3 X
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* {8 Z, f, ^! t/ }1 _" RAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act( y0 r/ C' r, X7 f
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
9 V6 ~2 V% `* msubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* x' h1 Y z% B; Gprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 T2 d7 Y( Y+ N2 P, f: t3 zchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 U2 [. p$ Q: a6 r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,3 b V% H. S I; V
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ {; M4 H/ f% Jto absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 X# k$ O7 z8 G: K; I. U4 fAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be i5 y3 q2 i/ s. k
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will P( W$ v- W8 O/ P' [. U1 _
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. L, o7 D2 ] A( t8 K& c+ x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% s( G0 a) s" G$ tunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 a6 N% V7 \0 Y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- L1 p/ z. T7 F* ^) }3 `
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
& q, X( E+ }! ?2 {3 w3 \% k: E$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ x: [# M$ g; \- C1 }8 r1 H$ l
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These5 ^9 f9 [% m+ Q1 l0 o
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00. t# D& V4 V" q
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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