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Canada Learning Bond
4 H/ O0 X3 M( a( F+ a) z) fThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 F2 v& ~2 f$ q3 N7 d6 C: lBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 Q& ^4 x2 g4 }" K- e6 epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 S( M3 x. k, N# J7 ] B+ x" ]
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ E5 _+ X& ? p3 K+ zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
/ L- C- A4 k2 L! D5 P$ x. TAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
. \( k( z7 t/ b8 `continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 h1 W' O: e3 p9 s) y0 M n$ q. I* V
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 d1 a+ G6 i/ V3 C, q% bcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 {' }' ]! {( ~( W$ _; W' l( s
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 k$ O2 B/ s8 w$ ^could receive up to $2,000 for their education." a% }* ]$ _. i4 [
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, F- y* i6 k4 Z) k& h- f1 V" ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year+ h" B( J% j! o$ O
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." C( k& s4 L H( u
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 a) v. s6 m+ P9 b; r% w
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and8 ^4 _$ N+ k7 \
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The8 _3 Y/ U) ^0 u- K& q) c* f# x
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 ^' L$ |, w F& i% f; Qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 O& ^$ U- C' q4 X- b h1 w U4 p. V
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, h% j8 [: N1 W! J) N% e; |
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents8 s2 O$ T( D2 q6 r! _
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- s( @ t+ j! o0 O5 CAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 K$ G C" L F, U7 g4 _
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% o+ k# q8 {+ b& a& N5 ^only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth. r) w) `( X& @2 }
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
2 Z: @0 Z) a5 l$ Q0 G# A) hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' T! B4 K4 W& G2 _+ vschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 V: d* J p2 X4 u9 o, o
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 ~! Q8 I% h+ [# L, u* E
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
1 j! ?; G+ e3 O' jthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 g+ w% r" Z2 E3 m* j
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 P/ Z$ H1 Z/ K! x
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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