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Canada Learning Bond: y7 h: `/ x' j/ l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning# M' m. B- S& N# T+ X4 h
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s2 m% I' T4 K+ T l5 {; g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
- s" l2 M, W; N5 lfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" o+ `; }6 u1 d
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ b! J: h# d# K4 s! G
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 u5 o4 q1 d6 G [
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( ?7 U( I' G% `( t6 Z
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- k- ~& o$ q6 Y% ~* @2 f" |) Ecarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit# U t+ n% k+ F0 R) z1 q7 ?
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" ]: s8 U: D3 a- L n/ Ycould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
- X9 j5 U- W/ C3 F; ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 k1 e0 g6 V% Y( x( c8 Rgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year! z9 y" [: Y. h. w* l! E2 m
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% T) }' o8 g) p) V) s
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
0 x$ T# u3 ?" u4 p" oDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
( C; O) f# F) O" n" \3 F/ s' U isubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
! t4 V# R' l# A$ {program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have( q' w: r- ]5 [$ W
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
) t5 E; I/ `2 s1 n5 w* ~7 _/ Fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% R: G/ F, d. O' L/ zonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 E2 F) e$ Q' [5 @: C
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 r* _* P" R, u$ f+ v) ZAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 Y& p' z. Q) {/ D" A# r8 n, v; S
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will) W7 C0 X6 Y: I, t: ]
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ Q i: x+ S2 a: |
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 j5 M) V) m$ G, v% k& @unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 ~7 D- g+ P Q2 \7 tschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
; ^- O" w0 [6 z$ h( E7 } N" Efor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
% M6 z) G# j3 A1 ]$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
+ y% A( H' W0 W) xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
+ n F5 c! h$ zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, j, T) R5 q2 J) ~8 C- zgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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