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Canada Learning Bond+ e/ ]7 Z: W) \" Q" r
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
4 s6 P1 A0 [' S0 X7 `) CBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
3 I9 l, L" Y2 c9 k% B7 T& ?. Epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
( X9 X" L& p# zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive3 L- D/ G9 J5 v) y
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
/ g. s4 V- d, T0 u, O! yAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
7 q( k7 p( ]% f7 X7 v+ ccontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
% Z) Q$ X& j+ H1 ]& W" F4 f, Binstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- D! F' E% g! m$ t4 rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- `9 Y1 K$ `- Qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
) N" ^% r2 ^; i+ B- Wcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 h4 c. h* E( s# ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the/ b/ G3 ^+ D! q
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
$ I; ]& [ j7 A. e4 t' ]$ `- ?- ]# fstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
! ~- k( T, a1 Y- B1 y$ H( j: UAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
, u% t u8 L3 z" k; C6 I6 v9 P7 X9 PDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' }7 p& D1 @5 u N
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( x: F: M! W! c
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
( U% w: m/ S" D9 |, e1 j/ Ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first |7 y2 L+ y7 y& C
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
: \' n/ z9 p3 M2 Bonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents e" `0 {2 I) Y# I
to absorb the full benefit of the program.: z; I, |5 e8 J" B2 X0 A# P
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. u1 C. {- ~- Q: u0 weligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will, R) r8 S4 |+ _
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
" b* a% `( b, E4 t$ E8 ?0 H; b8 r(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% M- m8 t5 E0 [ e8 O v- Kunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of9 h, A+ F* [9 `9 w/ F, `
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- J: W3 p, q" o
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent1 V- r$ l3 p' ^: V8 T
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of' T- ^6 I& a' J9 L- D8 P* \# \+ V
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 Y4 Y% V- E# r G# Pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
+ _0 X4 Z: G/ Z2 o7 hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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