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Canada Learning Bond9 k1 u7 k, R8 f T$ V _7 {
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ ~7 f! S, ?7 {$ mBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ i# p0 J# x3 i
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 T8 r2 P+ B0 ]# Nfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive) h5 W+ l) \7 O% ?* _
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 G5 ~: ~* A& v! RAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
" I7 D, F) V( M7 h c- U+ d6 p2 hcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
^* m' P4 O: J* W1 Linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" J! h( I B: N, a$ ccarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! `. y) s+ j( gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% q- x0 J Z! O- c
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: m/ C: l& h3 y1 q4 ?3 V( g% N, jAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* M+ Y( p3 ]- P/ mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( Q, S( J4 G: t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 `4 m2 u* v) {5 ~: Y1 V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
+ K: D! \: @1 r% [/ JDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ X0 W* M$ G" p! r0 G
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
9 p+ K. F, f4 \. j5 Tprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) }* k z3 J# U4 r/ h
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, O+ T3 K/ w* j& N
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 w* x, \' h1 X3 o2 wonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents* _0 m! @8 L' d4 ]8 L1 @5 @4 _& Y* a
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
! O d) g3 G, G# {& |! V( wAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ r* r" ~+ v. V- @' A" k
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 Y3 F3 x2 C- J# [4 g6 `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
) M7 O% `. [' _5 a z: i(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& k8 n) O3 F* o, X2 f
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; s2 V5 I8 }4 t, y# Oschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,9 a* F6 g1 f! W5 Z8 A$ _. e
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent x+ S$ }' D1 L7 Q3 y. R- e
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of8 Y: Z4 _, I% B2 G# ]/ O% i7 a
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These5 e5 ?" X3 G5 V% d
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ u+ A3 D. p- fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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