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Canada Learning Bond: Q1 J. M# H0 n
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
2 q! D y U0 w h% XBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ o' `% k, o* y' w; w2 X$ |1 cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 l* } c* m4 F$ ^' @2 j- Q9 P1 Mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive1 W& N! O+ _9 m
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
: u, b) h8 A8 s/ Z& c/ QAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; s0 z9 o. ?' j. T2 ]3 f
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 d Y# n- s2 _9 @5 {( Ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& b1 {0 d' O$ R: tcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) L8 }" w; a2 ?7 o
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household( t/ f( |3 u( u$ G
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" }# J8 y K* Q& VAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" `" S5 O- i G( l3 Ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" N* b; l! l( M2 Y6 Q; ^
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.0 a q4 u# R( H( n2 ?. X
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 M/ @& b" b) w% N# D; ODuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* u& y9 z& T/ F6 k
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ M4 v# d F3 P8 ?* _1 m
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
! t3 S) F1 H) Z9 l. y* schildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& _2 w6 N& P) u! a$ Sglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
2 r3 B0 d- C! L" s$ jonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. O0 k4 [6 C) c# x9 g, X* g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.5 Z# M+ k$ ?5 a4 U7 N
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be& M- s% {$ r6 W2 x: | _
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
8 J- J% R$ b, p' A" ]2 o: ^3 d9 wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 ~: r7 z5 o b- d0 J" c(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit" E" i3 f; X! D2 z+ U# r
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( h7 \5 m' h9 J1 F& \8 s1 q& }2 q1 G
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, ~4 Z9 s2 J7 K5 | g3 w
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent j4 B4 B, F& T3 R/ C/ ^% a4 @
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
/ b. W( i7 j$ X Q- w: h4 o5 Mthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 f, i/ s$ i& Y, A% {grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.009 U. d! T0 v: I: Q* t
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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