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Canada Learning Bond' g" }/ s( L$ Y9 o- l- x
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
& R' Z3 X+ D3 B+ b9 }; t! VBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 d; T" c( f; Gpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- g4 d% d9 ^" p* V
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive4 ^9 z$ Y& E9 r' O. j
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' M$ l/ b5 d& O6 e
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% C3 Q3 C6 o2 f9 g. k# ~continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) r, t: Y- k7 e+ q, Q
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
! U; G! p- T: O8 V' E. wcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit' W. w% H( c& l1 p% x# S; r" {) U
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household/ j/ Q8 v$ E3 [& q. }5 d
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
! v h' k+ e; H) B: b" N T9 H& {Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the6 Y6 X" i5 |7 T0 P
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
a; [" j- q0 Q0 @+ U& a% i) G. wstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- u7 r5 b6 _0 L: d+ E4 Z: f6 k
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act1 @+ f$ ?; {6 D' o) I" q5 b( h6 S
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! R, ^4 P% w6 X. P, v. y3 psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
; u; I# [; p: E. Y F, }4 Y9 xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: y3 D9 q. W8 E3 v) @- ~7 S' y; Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 S+ o0 G( H: M. }
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,4 \ X5 m3 X$ M% \& p, ]' I: e
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# Y l3 I3 @6 I+ \eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
: i) z: s1 x# T5 c& \2 x2 ?only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ G7 K1 Q1 b, _* s9 g+ ?; y2 Z
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. q9 f# g5 t( J9 H
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
: l/ Q5 k! j( x- w1 i1 G7 F) Rschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
# E% T) a" }$ m+ G& O' Hfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ z" D* c+ h/ O! s+ G& z0 h4 W
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
( D' c; [3 d5 }: p# a kthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These @5 {6 X+ d' E3 \5 l* T; i5 P! f# K1 _
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.009 _0 _; v0 y& w' t& s% \5 R2 `" B6 N
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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