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Canada Learning Bond
1 v) }2 G) G* b, \0 mThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" m' R% y. v8 W$ v/ v+ j# w( r
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ _. l) g) A3 e) @( e2 z; npost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome2 P! v( u- G" p( T( @* L
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! \. [. g e4 U" r+ C9 j
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 v- c" d' T! B* R
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' E1 _" E2 Q$ d/ N5 ?) Acontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond$ Q! p+ z! k" Z' B1 g9 u# X
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
; l: h0 k2 j1 H8 d& S" T% ecarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
: A. W: ^5 b% Z' Rfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: J1 G. D8 M# k, W* M% c
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) {& _7 }6 p- ? x+ YAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the& d7 J4 B# T, T# z0 z/ `0 m
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year# D* p) A5 |* p8 ^- y% e2 z
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
( K5 J3 O! d5 P/ Q- u4 |& A* O0 _8 BAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 L5 j# p; v* {& x- cDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* @4 }8 F9 q' s( Z+ X. Y( \. nsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 V. c$ U& T. }0 ^: ?9 t! L) _program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: x, q0 f8 c3 R! H; y4 C
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' x" `: Z) Z4 Iglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,# Q! t9 z: b: _% W7 M- F% T
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
, X$ s- y! R2 b+ C) ~7 [9 hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
|/ w' B# r8 V# [7 Y4 A4 }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' R: I' l/ Z9 Q) {- |4 veligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
{8 u% o' X( C6 J$ Tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth5 h% d% c, \1 [$ n7 O+ {8 k. v) g
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
' }3 o7 _4 z! G: cunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
( c; Q# D; t& f3 Pschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* T" o1 ]% E2 E! @for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, c; W6 J! d G' x1 ]3 t, K$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: R$ {! a2 l- n6 W5 s
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) b. s/ ^9 M( F4 x# L: Z
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
! r8 A) R$ P$ Z3 i( }: Zgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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