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Canada Learning Bond
" z. x& P4 E) Y$ h9 oThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 |7 z, Z7 H5 h0 V
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s3 R- F+ r3 c( d& a4 [- P9 i. }, Y0 S5 ]
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 S/ [1 x7 N0 n8 T' J& [( s8 v/ H5 K
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 s9 a0 y1 o2 D" Nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: g2 b8 U$ s" o: P8 s) j' @* p+ _
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- h0 J# [& g/ j) {) P. c/ {" ]
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
0 {- D5 `& T4 cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# D r* ^9 _+ q+ b6 k9 i! k
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit2 V0 t; c0 B& ^0 Z
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household8 G1 k8 o: d9 A3 O/ k
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 V4 p7 T7 K Y% i# j+ i* Y! iAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the+ P' F& u( ?" l: q7 X0 L
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year# \+ _: D, D' e/ I$ F+ U6 f
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
! e- {! i( ~8 F# \! ~0 JAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 b1 ?9 D; }/ c* e9 t* x
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and& {9 }/ {( s1 J& l2 s4 x1 A: A- R
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ J( y4 R( y+ P6 ~! E* y/ U% y2 b
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
H& w) M' W' M% Y1 X% g0 u8 Qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
4 T: S* }( V: s1 m# \* L7 Kglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,3 f! O& f2 |. p" X
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents o, l( t- a" L
to absorb the full benefit of the program.6 i2 `1 o9 \5 m
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- i/ c$ M" T; B. E& w
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will! ]+ ~( O* d; O+ U' m. {5 _2 v
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth5 F9 I: `% r5 p3 k1 O; g3 H
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 A) N4 E; p* \: Q* V4 f9 _unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: V+ S' ^5 N4 ~6 n" _% y" N5 W
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" k. ^, o2 x' h. h2 t8 ofor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- j5 T* u4 w' @* Y+ z8 i, W1 @
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. O* t W1 j7 S0 c# w
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These9 [1 C3 P8 e, n6 @% r
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 D/ x( M" l' ]% [2 M" W. {grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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