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Canada Learning Bond0 r! r* @! v4 |5 q; ^
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ P3 }# z6 L3 ?$ w$ h! F/ G! E
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! g4 L0 K) M4 @
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
- w5 _9 j/ X0 f F: F: Sfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive$ @8 s4 E- R5 w& q
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, v$ H6 [$ Q4 V, J9 I( L2 u/ W! t& KAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
+ x. A0 V$ A& Y* U% H2 J6 ]continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 d- G; A& I8 Y9 ~& M! z7 W
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
3 A0 t' @4 d6 d/ N: acarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit# [4 ?. {8 F+ t$ }; H P1 E e' ?
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, j9 R0 G: `4 G9 h/ V: Tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ d/ v. z2 O' `/ ?2 |% ]
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: ?! w! k r2 S. ?government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
* \& R6 D) y$ bstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 m' }3 Q% g) |# R3 M( f; VAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
& a1 F; x+ c& A1 zDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and) ~! |: q, `+ n& s3 ?) t" N
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The" G+ q8 p* y/ _1 J1 e& |" y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- x, ]' D0 o$ |children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 I7 k& X* q8 v! Y' s }7 w
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
: e! i7 l. `& S9 C" Y% |: h$ ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 E7 [" ^- X3 U$ _- D+ Hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
3 {/ u; Q3 T5 E" t4 \( ?" O, SAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 Y$ R! f, g/ C; C6 W7 l
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will) {8 j; {4 |8 v( Y3 }
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# R& P; t5 S' X: k% J; b Z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
; U( o0 g, b. t, C Vunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of) n9 V$ o. E7 [+ y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, N" R" q. }, h; d1 {7 {# D; ]
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent g8 o* {& C( g- k G# t
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 P& q% P- D4 V! C, M! u
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* k9 ~" @; z7 _
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00% N U! t% q1 Z/ H& g
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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