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Canada Learning Bond) o& t) E( ^: |
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 K3 z3 v8 j& _Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 S, g- }# Y& k/ ~$ C6 fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
: \6 q2 N7 {) @) ofamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
% C( O y; d" X$ U' V7 z1 nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 z: e7 E, s4 q0 E2 {- ^( ~Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; ]* F+ a- s6 _7 [' I
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
6 T( g/ [# n8 `: N ainstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 v5 C5 S& X( {" v6 b9 @) n
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. d* D1 U$ k, F) w/ Z
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
2 w$ g) E& m$ N3 k: Kcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.( X' b9 ]( X. Y# M m' a% y3 o
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; J- A2 g- [* b* B: hgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; T7 K/ y: ~0 Z- H. n6 Zstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ `2 n( k/ d6 C0 ?+ c& L/ d* U8 d
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
+ b1 C* r# Z1 v9 MDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 T4 e& F1 ?6 D+ p) I
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The v6 _7 D, O1 A
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) K0 e" G, \" C& f( B7 @
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 }, ^* I6 V2 ]# W5 n e
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,; F7 z Y/ D' ~( Z: O9 C$ M$ d
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents' j/ ]8 m+ k- @; i# c& q5 h$ |- X
to absorb the full benefit of the program.5 C2 r7 e! P$ i7 E
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# U/ c0 c0 I4 M m/ Keligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will5 E5 e: V; ~6 a$ r4 `' h- c6 V
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
$ w+ o X0 Q7 y$ t9 X' O(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
/ i& k v8 R, X, h* l! `unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; I' H; i1 J, N8 r! O/ ?schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
3 ~$ C1 e' Y+ ~2 c/ J( w5 Z. y1 R3 xfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
* j8 L$ U: B7 G i0 J% y3 A* A+ }$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
5 l9 C/ b" b& d* H7 f& P- Sthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ j# L0 ]) X: c+ R% K5 F
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- _( n' J0 V: }# e& l. O2 Ngrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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