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Canada Learning Bond! S0 l& P' V T$ o6 t. Q) _5 ^
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning3 J- u6 e- e# P
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ u# M: i2 t- C* w9 ~! q7 V5 j- N
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
* j7 q9 y5 F8 y: e {; Ofamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
8 |) v7 q7 e1 o5 d3 Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
) _/ ~/ w* j8 [Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' j% c3 g7 S6 \0 J+ Tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond3 a. H N5 s5 a2 ~$ ?2 `; ]8 N7 N
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will5 o5 c M8 g* Z$ j8 o
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
8 ]8 E }& X, B$ c3 g1 \( Ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household$ p/ x" o/ Q. J& o1 n. b) ~7 |
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.4 ]) R4 z5 F+ }; \0 V0 _
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: O. D v C. v2 u1 egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 x# b3 D+ U# Nstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." T* `3 n! \) U. O6 F
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
) J H6 a7 G% o0 k4 V4 h0 f uDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' {: K4 |, S' Z- x$ |subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The7 r) s( P* L5 r1 V
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have* \0 W' |: H, n: t
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 R; L1 d& S2 }# Kglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 ~( j% v6 k8 S" e S/ f
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents* l) O' J# a$ W( w# c5 @
to absorb the full benefit of the program.8 H$ c$ }+ D9 B+ @) I- @
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be0 I6 D* K1 [6 i3 J; v
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 L0 }0 g2 r1 z1 T7 ?8 n5 B
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth8 C5 `) |+ x! J1 } U
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
6 R, y6 r, u4 R v4 q, runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
. Z! O! `" C- M. B; ^" j/ V& M1 Rschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' F; m1 @# r0 q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent! f9 |6 [: X/ L* J: o c) U" D+ |( }
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. Y* E7 g7 i; E3 j% G
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" o9 O& |8 C% U0 {* w* ]' U
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.000 l" ~$ O8 m6 s" n e* L/ G% ^" L
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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