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Canada Learning Bond
" Z1 ], v: Z8 d% r, Q# w! cThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% X+ p6 X! O# o r: w! lBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 I( R3 v$ i" t! m$ x. P4 @7 o6 d9 rpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome I& Y6 s+ n# g" ^
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive% t, K4 p/ r$ |9 K2 G
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. i( r( U U* r" i! c) E2 d
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will* s" p# s0 ~1 _; r& Q: W
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' ^' V3 \6 U' a
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 I+ J" ` u* i1 j1 J3 {# ?
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 G" O8 k( S5 [! @$ X
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, `4 f h5 r* `7 bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.. l; @! X- R- a1 }" H' K' Z1 f. d
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the( ~! p1 C. W7 } X+ k5 b
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ R# z$ @% _- f* J, e* k% r( H+ o; hstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 E7 U3 P6 A% }: J; }$ @Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
K6 S; w/ |+ D4 {& UDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, ~3 A1 x& U% n0 f3 E3 J0 A4 r1 X
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 ~+ F% {; R: l1 d, D4 ^, B. k3 k8 R
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have | T5 T O: Y/ K5 }, C5 V& q
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
; u$ Y3 i* \6 P; E# Aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 Z; N" i* _8 n6 P# z3 L1 R* S# j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. ]. V( [% z! ?* T
to absorb the full benefit of the program.( W; G+ Z. O& t" _1 |
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
9 y8 L" K# [# X# Y; Feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ ?! g* L! M4 U2 Q3 U/ |
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth% E$ u. `! g1 h. b& C
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit% U/ R; r% i- `) s, I9 U- J
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of7 l# I) u6 g& D/ r2 \7 U) U! b6 J
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,* ]4 s. j3 B4 X# {+ n3 y
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
- |; O# x* ]- z& {2 H% ?5 f) N+ {! W! Y$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
0 G i$ e- V% X$ p" F2 @those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
0 n" r3 A E) Q; w! ?. Wgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# ^2 X' J C7 D/ C7 { vgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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