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Canada Learning Bond) D: z8 j; s) _% x
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( K q! x! P3 o& I) ?6 bBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s8 i; S$ D, q# X8 ^
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
. Z1 U$ Y# V0 D( {, j' w. o+ O7 Xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" |$ f+ z Z. f$ othe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: A1 e) R- a7 d7 _
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will$ c0 K' u' q4 x3 f& W& _
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
9 p4 g/ |. D3 @! Ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 o D# F( r, f# x( q# q# b
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ o6 X6 X8 J+ f' o: n8 g
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household& Y. @7 T' |; H& H* P4 n1 B
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.& J+ f# _; ^5 b7 H8 ?
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
) O0 R2 q( e1 @government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
+ n* Q( S/ c6 k' Y8 U) jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 x; h6 b; H: G V* q) s( [% G0 KAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act8 l, F# j4 u3 q/ e# t
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
0 x6 I* _7 O# ~7 I$ [. g: ~. R6 Psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
1 u' W# j( l% b/ p: {0 _! C+ {$ Wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- X# S* e F* T, g: K& Achildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
$ i6 |& C% |# P# ?; ~4 @glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
& t7 ]# I k3 z! n8 E" Aonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
- q" h, g/ K% g mto absorb the full benefit of the program.6 z) X U; o% H7 S+ Q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be6 ^. B4 Q1 s! O
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
; ~* N" [2 p4 a T- honly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
& X% h8 o$ h, q8 x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit" f, P; \" N! g) y
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ v* o! B+ ]( N- y& _& O" q# \/ I
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ F+ R( p+ {- ^% ]
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 l" F' |: m0 T. `9 C$ h+ g, O$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of1 [0 C5 x) J2 P% |8 J$ H
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
: V$ L2 G( g4 V6 L8 v' hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# j5 l+ q e# O, J8 k+ w! O0 lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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