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Canada Learning Bond
! t+ N3 d. n% o) r9 h. oThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning5 C7 y& e; Q3 n! R3 W
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 X+ C# u' X( _4 T; r1 ]' f- Ipost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
* E, M/ o0 }" o, P- cfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" u+ X, ^9 e! b7 i" S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: V V, d- H; z5 N% m8 _+ p% n3 Y
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 ~$ O# r9 T) j; O* W) _
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: @6 i8 C1 A4 s4 U- ~& ?
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* I3 B' e: Y- {6 C% l( B
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
/ g* Z& `& j( d) q2 [from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
$ N/ U/ U8 @! r* p6 O0 }! V" _could receive up to $2,000 for their education.7 [4 H% e) H$ G/ j$ B/ b& R
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
8 \# {, K: c" Y1 D! ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 }, c! |5 E Z# o( B2 T+ W# D* Qstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 l3 ^7 m* l3 ^8 R+ x( AAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ g3 m5 W, P+ I; z' b* t
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# p! Z. D; i" G+ V
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The3 |) `& J5 l+ p( T) |0 I6 [( B
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have7 N7 K. A6 M$ W% ?* j. u
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, @6 H5 F4 K3 T0 I
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 S, E, B: O3 E u K3 V, T, d/ jonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents$ }4 z' X& P; |. U2 J5 d! d2 P
to absorb the full benefit of the program.- q$ h; x' z: o Q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 L2 w2 ^+ w+ r
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ n* H" y% d/ O) J! P Uonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth: N8 `1 V5 ]3 `6 J3 U0 c7 T
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( o# z: k, s( b* X! H0 ^
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' s: ]2 p' ]6 B* I3 s7 K: xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
. W4 t* B& z4 zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
. g ~. u6 A$ H. X$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
/ M& Q! z q% ]) L& e& M) B" P: cthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These4 H; R8 Z& q0 L, r4 g2 f
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
) x, g, K- Y$ wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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