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Canada Learning Bond/ T u+ J2 z( b3 H6 Z: B+ y- N1 ^
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- j* l0 r5 X2 ZBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s+ c( t, t; G$ Q6 n- q) O- N
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
( b8 T. C _8 g* Rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( g* ~: F; Y& f2 K; ?4 Nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond., B$ M, ~$ h a& p4 p
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
! f* t# R' N7 `continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
4 _7 i2 ]+ T) m. _& Zinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ \0 \ W* w1 W; }9 u
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) X$ x/ z% z$ `1 |8 n; H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" h1 z6 }9 M" e7 v1 `( d; h7 D: y: U
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.* a) u( i, t& l5 Q1 i% n0 C
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the2 Z/ _7 ]- s. J! l
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year6 N) ~% M j. {- h5 ~2 N5 `' r9 z
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.0 L- C/ B1 j" v- b0 R( n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 d6 R" S, y7 aDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
+ m6 O% S) @) z, osubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
8 f- R3 Y. r; g. ^. e' k) yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have1 j0 C' }6 @( t
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
- }1 ]+ p( F/ J8 A3 i; V. nglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( i( X* s- ?: W6 t/ nonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents6 \/ q7 v( e( K) i1 M
to absorb the full benefit of the program.+ I) _4 c, B; s g% i
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
- `1 H8 W3 ~5 c1 e: @eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
7 Y1 @. O, \2 Xonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth4 J- B1 D% X; L7 E) _
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit' D3 j, a0 a4 z) j# u2 V- l* m
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ _3 n8 m/ ~7 l) D# K/ Dschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 G1 c5 t2 P/ n+ ]+ m' U3 p
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
6 g9 l4 y$ Q' O+ h/ s5 P$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( m% y3 v. J: i" K8 p2 H- _3 u! G
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 t9 d! G# J$ J# t4 _# x Ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- T6 ?, s ]9 w7 ?; ^grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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