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Canada Learning Bond
) s9 \$ r% N" u- G# e7 pThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 ^# X7 M' A" d" x. o" k0 v
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- a7 Q5 v C9 l8 J& K' |
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; e. o! e7 w8 F' w; R; S1 ^* ?families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& K. I ?* |& \& C) @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
2 h4 n4 c0 |7 P; R( W) |! ~5 m6 XAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% ]) ] x3 o6 }0 F) Scontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) h& B1 L$ }/ n8 C) f1 o( R% Q6 K
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' M2 }* p) D, R! W9 L) @carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ O# X9 [# l O s- a, A. A
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* \3 B, J# l" c9 g" Ncould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 z3 S' M# H4 ~Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 z4 q; Y7 [: p6 {% u8 W. C$ R
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ n7 k$ o6 `1 U/ }0 H0 n
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 w& J, V, J0 x. f% c- H( X" TAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 K i5 `; v& M+ T/ I! ]During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. o3 f$ a1 M9 G5 u/ j, P$ D
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The% D2 U+ d$ z( E
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ y& ^& H4 E. M& |! K E
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ z5 k3 K$ _7 D4 |& P& U
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 h6 V! [6 C" z: q3 x
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
# J; ? X, s; q P2 d. n# Gto absorb the full benefit of the program.4 ]& {8 P0 u; [& F. R
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( B$ `6 J: Z* Z. s) g
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will8 I$ e: D3 G* U0 \6 w8 m
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
2 x+ ? x0 @3 R7 E. C2 `(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; \9 r* ?* c, ^1 z/ _; n- c# Y
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 M6 ?! K& {/ g0 N& {
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) u, S& B0 C5 cfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
! K, y" N. x5 O0 k' H1 g$ I0 Z4 S$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 H3 d& w9 I6 o8 \$ x. j$ o) B( othose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
+ b ]- B. j ?2 |- igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& O" `! ~6 C8 Lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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