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Canada Learning Bond8 X( q, j: ?. e( u5 n
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 A* ~4 n) A' u. v8 t9 J
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- Y) N( D! Z' K* Mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) p2 n; D/ B' x
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive3 z% C. ^: b( S" ~) e& E+ d
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ D; u! ]8 _2 r7 m# _
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will/ O/ c" a b: ]1 D4 N
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# }8 ]! Z' J7 V4 ?( I$ pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# o9 {4 U' u8 @# X( b" ?0 H
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" h) L2 [( K4 k, x8 A
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 \3 y7 O& D2 M8 G- `
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 k% o/ Y$ k7 H0 i
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 S# W! D" H3 m% m9 V) X& k: E' W& T
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( S: \- n/ X0 W
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 d7 O6 g8 o; |) i7 DAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
: K3 ^& v2 t. m8 @During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 s* M0 c6 n# }* r# h) q* Y* z
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) M5 C& ~% c/ v6 f# G. g3 ^program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& Y8 }! u! T& h( W$ h8 b
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 a E1 ]% y1 c1 L" N; R
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
) W, K2 n( e% Nonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
$ s9 N# v+ u% S* a) t% xto absorb the full benefit of the program.
2 @, P, V# c8 P, e) a rAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ @' w A# f& e2 q' h( y+ geligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will5 G9 V) U% E! e) l
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. G; R4 z/ ~4 M% f(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit$ i# O$ l# c& D0 J' [( m% J
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 n5 z( E6 s1 m& y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ L( @& u" f( N) j8 [9 u7 T6 F% w
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 v( u" g! y1 f: t6 d6 T5 j
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% y4 ]$ _0 a- k" q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These. t. p# V6 d$ o. J4 l. O' [
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00 @5 M( w# L: }; r9 K4 `
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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