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Canada Learning Bond; E6 S- b7 p# v0 e+ y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 Q+ l' e; {) S6 }1 X# L3 jBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
7 p8 T t/ k* i5 a% Gpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* u4 T `. E# C. Y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive, W/ u0 M" e3 |
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.7 ^4 f) \- o5 F7 J m
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 q$ K ]. X! m5 {# B
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
2 T% }! f. U, i, J7 i- @! ]installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
n( `$ I. a1 ^5 @carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit2 q5 N. ^ `. V( y" ~0 B
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household* R( W/ @$ G1 K+ E( P% q# f
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 N! l" @0 M# [: H7 I3 p; _
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" u: C7 N- G: M$ Agovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year' ~( H: ~3 Y% y+ C& ?8 a
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 l, C; j4 _6 h
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 A& c$ k3 p) v$ YDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 J; K' n, D/ B9 M' Nsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The; q$ l* J8 ?* [) T: S
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
. H) @1 D: F3 wchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 {5 N( a, a0 r( y, wglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
# S0 v9 N. D) ^ d* d( _7 N3 ronce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
! v1 x, ] }# j0 Q; X! C9 Tto absorb the full benefit of the program.% N9 b) N: ^1 ?" e$ {& K
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ d/ l$ M: Z: Xeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 h- Y7 f" @# y. q1 }/ tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth5 k4 c. _! q0 M
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) R2 V/ b( M8 b$ h c& y! r2 hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 T' _( g7 N- v
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
4 R j( B' `. `& \& Vfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
% Y6 E6 t7 T. J4 R+ F0 y$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
1 Q7 O! X6 d4 m+ c1 rthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
' X" i O2 _$ L% b# m: a+ \grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00$ l* g( G- C1 |7 x( R; s
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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