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Canada Learning Bond& \1 O% A( [0 f! i
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning. b5 y4 A1 S) m6 n, l
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- K9 G4 y' I3 Z8 Z2 e& h
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome7 _" c( V8 l' m$ i, M! V
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 }3 \8 F$ @/ t: x' `' k
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.3 `+ L" s( Q& S! i! J) N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' r/ B/ R1 t0 I5 T! Rcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond$ v/ b7 {/ h, U6 o' \+ H1 c/ i
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will% I$ |6 y$ a! V; a1 |* e) l; K
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ y7 [( h1 w7 b9 Q+ h2 \
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household* i2 s3 t# C3 w; |! M6 l
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.; O3 z# J& r: J6 U
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 V% O, s4 j; A6 ~government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ }% q- B: ^, f( o- Y) T) L0 c, R4 ~students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
1 k4 i4 o2 ~4 X5 U+ b5 vAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) H7 L# S: I9 g
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# p& W7 A( n1 e! w5 h9 Q' d
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' `# {. }9 \: q& K9 J7 @$ e
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! J4 F( q& N9 D. G
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 y( d( u4 v2 u- W( J
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
1 T4 V" \& H+ X* E2 t; e2 qonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 }# A$ f# X- O W# @to absorb the full benefit of the program.- u0 L4 i9 J3 o- M
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
: v. w' |' X8 L8 j# J. u9 Meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
2 z; L+ t( l( j! b' Monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. ^8 V3 F# e, A1 ~(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit# Z, n) B& h v+ o: Z& L8 p
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
7 C, V- d- E+ w' P P1 pschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" t, z4 r; O7 w1 u1 Afor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 v) _: _/ M9 w. ] S$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, n c* M* p0 u* q' J# ethose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 J" h8 v5 u9 E: n# B# F
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.009 V* i; u1 ^( y) v7 Q- J
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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