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Canada Learning Bond& }" g4 `) O- k
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) A4 G2 c' m: t9 l/ S1 pBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' p& x4 Y' [" dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
- I- a" {. e+ X2 s ^families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
6 v2 t* @- g$ j. v, ?! L* Y, kthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
/ q7 y0 `2 G2 p/ }/ a! pAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
0 ^ q7 Y x0 ~; S4 t9 v: ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond* F6 R5 Y4 H7 E: M" k& q2 n
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: J; X3 V n8 m! _& Q2 J
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- I% ^& ^8 [# D/ n0 x; Z1 tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
; n% {$ v# Z9 }( T/ E& ^) Zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# O& t7 k0 `- t' T7 d4 P- nAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" r4 J. |8 I( J% L9 b4 j* _* vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
* u0 j$ u5 d( l0 ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ \1 ^( y. ~8 F, o) WAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act( R9 [8 I8 a2 X* X1 p$ H& r; f$ |" k
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
/ E4 {0 n, y/ P4 |! Vsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, ?! J6 @/ X( R
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
4 Z; l. g3 z1 X& H' L c: o7 G+ ychildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 C! a+ {8 C% L) ^" J
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
6 o% |+ f" I0 Ronce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
6 D% m% O% E" G2 Z2 H( Qto absorb the full benefit of the program.% H3 N5 M0 N; ~: s: m3 }6 P: |
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be; q# m' O" O8 o. \5 |. e
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will, G% N, k0 H$ A7 k' S( }! L- C
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 a9 B+ s, S. g" d; `/ x& {) B D- {
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- r, q( V2 U( @9 P- A0 A3 b1 Kunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" y9 X6 F% h s3 I. I0 cschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,6 M& A! r6 D. P
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 o7 C0 ^+ k1 T. \$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of* Z1 g! A& D: g7 k* B
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. e; ?) i6 Z; H, I* _grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 @3 |3 \" t i9 F( c5 Kgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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