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Canada Learning Bond
. W8 Z$ F) m B- y/ Y, |+ EThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- c: ^: }; [# z4 a. T1 mBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
( b' p8 \9 {2 Y2 \post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome& Q+ a$ E% \3 @3 Q. o# @! S8 j2 d
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
: t2 N1 c1 O0 w, q, ]6 uthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond., k6 x, o) u! N% P: _
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
6 ?- L- l7 y% Dcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
( a1 ?; C2 c2 ]: ~, }installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' {6 a3 M. l# \) I# Q$ m! Xcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit6 {$ s; C9 {! A2 z b# j* B* @
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' e% e- }2 a4 z& y% G2 Pcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.! N6 |8 j3 S( S9 ]1 o1 l3 J
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* k$ H" R+ ~1 d* T- E8 W' T, Ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ F' l8 b4 y8 ?6 k! cstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year., k8 x: D% M# G! I. f9 V5 Z2 e* ]# y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 Z" a# ~3 N1 _5 N: ZDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% v- s( {3 A5 G
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The X2 L& o) O) t$ C9 s& \. Y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 ~+ s# G3 O. S
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 ^/ O7 |1 {2 u6 Z+ G4 b* [
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% u* ?# X" Y2 |& J8 U) P4 n
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents2 V6 Z' T; d2 ]& G# ^# M
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
. S& B! P$ \3 K7 r2 kAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ I: I* z" E8 h- c+ ?3 b3 |1 x
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 S% {9 A6 f) G. C5 w' S0 K
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 R0 c: H% j/ @# U( D
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 y" G* S& |0 \) L
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of0 \, y0 w0 S* Y8 K7 y. \
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) G( ?/ V% a z. jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent8 U- d, W/ p# S( a
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* h& [. X! e: F0 ?; ^) L9 Qthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% I+ U+ i( H, h
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
( k% B" K( Q5 e) s3 Lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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