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Canada Learning Bond( ]8 a$ P) T, |2 W" q7 y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 r$ ?) t6 D$ Z" dBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ T/ n7 m! ~3 tpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 l Y# x# z) D, n4 _families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; u. N+ k1 S8 Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond. V+ S! c. h; I2 i
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will7 C0 ?7 H) g- M, W5 v$ Q) K4 W @
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond y- [' u/ E, L. W- f( P
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# m8 Z+ N: j' V
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit5 p# p8 p, N. e2 |1 {$ W
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
) f1 `8 t! J) [' D' n" G) U0 \8 l4 o# |could receive up to $2,000 for their education.. p, c: o. [+ @* W* o
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) a* t6 @* J8 h5 X
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year' C( z' t `5 I d0 q. m, R9 o
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 x5 _3 t5 P9 z/ x! T& A& f( z6 Z
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act E" j' d2 i' t" L+ a, Q
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) V. G' ~( p6 b& F; k6 ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
2 R5 @7 A2 l# W. a3 D5 Dprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
' I- g$ M) e" C. u3 Tchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first& s# O# t' f/ ?0 Z0 {
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ n- {2 H: Y* A! k, v vonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents: G9 U3 L* K0 M3 u3 ?) m
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
7 Z3 Y1 M4 b9 V+ \ SAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be# |* s% X0 A8 d1 h+ j
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
1 G8 D9 J7 ]6 } g5 D* {only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
" w1 l; A* c- u. D5 y5 _ E9 k(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 Z: H3 R# x' x2 B9 X
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: s4 d/ V5 F, e+ L& m" L% ~/ |
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
8 j( n7 o# ?8 j( W5 M( ~for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 u3 a0 a$ d7 h" b$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 D$ g3 L, U5 ^0 cthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These$ F& ^# e* D9 w* B
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 R- V; _" p$ }) b+ s6 Ygrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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