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Canada Learning Bond) Z' J1 n0 e* V) l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
& K" r' ]2 p( C8 K& i/ C2 wBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
: Y0 ]* r3 Z1 j! t6 A* m; W7 Ipost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome5 S1 m7 K4 Y7 e" i* N
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
7 b% g9 u$ d) D8 h. v" m9 xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond., r- G6 k; k+ w1 g3 k* a! S( [6 A
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will$ S+ F, C( V# C" t
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' d d k$ k" J* G2 V! i2 F5 t
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 V( X7 q/ q- f7 v9 g' |3 m
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ e; O; w' k X6 L+ [ x! X3 A6 _
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household# `! w! P3 S( j$ H/ I/ B( P
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* u. o) E: {. MAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
/ l( e. Y* g. A8 S; n7 G! F3 h/ M! bgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
1 e( i9 a7 U- o/ f% x9 U9 j' Estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
. ?2 X+ I2 M. M v+ _5 `Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act g; r( l' k; c) N x
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, F$ u, y3 O" R0 I
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' p; p s8 w: _' h" ~% i0 J! O
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: N `. Y r$ K* g8 c
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
$ z# E7 y' W+ C! _8 a- z, b# ^glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ O/ ~; ~/ L9 p8 e( ?6 `
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 K: G8 y8 s1 O0 I# w
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 X3 {2 z" A$ }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
- |2 i3 T, L3 ` y& ]8 Feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will C( K2 h- r8 b& T5 q
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. K+ }. p" c! l' T! }' F(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- K& M. u/ A. R) c2 ~) r4 aunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& T0 w V1 {7 A$ B: {( h
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
- D3 m( @5 D/ v2 O+ c% ^for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& V, I* z# y, N3 w) ?+ Q
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 {1 M0 p( @' i/ |; M
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
9 y' N( T+ {, T' {. [grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 W7 g# a3 x$ ]/ `$ Ggrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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