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Canada Learning Bond- Y, n( B {# E9 }3 i( y1 x% ?+ W
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 g, S0 {4 T6 T) J8 A' \4 } l
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ H) s% \/ z4 {4 ~
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 E0 u. x4 h3 T6 H- Y$ [families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive$ D4 U z5 P' Y/ U1 l
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 Q3 o; Q) N5 |8 L% i+ G
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
1 I/ ]; |' M* v1 u. t- k: H) Lcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 ]' g1 m- y% M9 [6 v a; c+ W
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will& ?( n3 Z8 Z$ \& Z
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
3 l e1 [; E7 k: F" ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 \& o3 H( E4 j& _' c& | H
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) k( n" \% j2 U2 i# a8 mAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* ]. j$ j% N3 c0 D: Y! R: ~
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year* |4 O5 ]! B8 r. a* f
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.7 i' p" j3 ?. o C* J4 p4 N
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ W( ]& s/ N5 J2 x3 T* k4 B3 b0 FDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and" X) `! T H6 w$ \2 t3 p1 V- T, |
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
+ W* M: T+ f& i/ P6 t* cprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
/ Z* p! }' u, x3 _9 Gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 p7 w' m7 H) w5 }8 I! T( dglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,8 j) x% A* m; j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
7 `. s2 @ K$ M9 f; S7 Rto absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ B+ z% H& Q$ R3 n! I, }1 QAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ S' f' |7 c) [7 N" R* Ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# ^8 m6 t9 j7 `, ~- }+ d# Monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" O0 k: c8 S8 R D) \- \7 S
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit4 `2 b) o4 L+ v P4 X
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( q0 l% T: k* z, V/ \4 |/ C
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
D& R9 ?4 f+ }1 A: Lfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
% s( J% i7 t9 C2 _$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of; ?" s, ?2 P1 _& A0 j% J: A& K1 a
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
+ N% m' @( O9 l+ U& Sgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 _ w% a' {. R6 l- i
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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