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Canada Learning Bond
& r4 l2 A: n1 @4 v3 |. tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" `- R2 @; o' O+ N0 X: }& c7 N9 qBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s; o& z' e; I5 l3 f, R! g, q
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- E3 \1 h9 O5 t5 M0 O! [
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
5 s* h: p0 p9 ?* v5 x) uthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.! u0 v- [( d8 ]: p: h
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will. K$ L: w+ D- C+ t8 u
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 _7 t4 T' S: F. r* Ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& d1 c* X2 @7 Y3 a Q0 S9 bcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
5 L% \& f* f/ a% b* Vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( S% A6 i E: b! ?3 r" ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 E; P) J4 k, H' w) h' c2 O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' ]! r0 t' I$ l. @" V; w$ I8 g, Q0 mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% j; ]* ~& O3 Z. E8 j% }- t0 F
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." @) }- g9 S* a8 P1 v6 u1 q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 d* o* z8 e- _9 Q, R
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, x5 Z1 V% U. |4 i j( ~$ W1 `' Y5 v8 f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 o6 \# \" }: N- d7 u6 Zprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# v: _" ^1 Z/ n( U0 r8 \
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first" S+ m8 V7 [0 k: E
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, m% d/ Z( e$ P; }* _1 {% ^* E
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
4 p) U4 F5 A, V+ {, d- z5 }to absorb the full benefit of the program., C8 z" T) l+ ]
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 B$ e3 l' o5 p$ a. xeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 Z' `7 d$ s9 r6 L7 z' Q
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& f" ~: _9 ]2 j% m( O9 o0 O: j/ s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
8 f+ L" c! g* R3 q( \unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 D- M' b9 m8 _5 e3 V4 B$ n2 Eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
n6 B; t0 o* W/ x' v5 {1 K. Afor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent3 {5 d7 |$ B% n8 K+ A6 ]/ v
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of X3 R/ {8 i7 ^9 g* y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
T6 T/ Y1 l. L c$ Agrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00 D% J6 P' A: ]
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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