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Canada Learning Bond
( W, S, t8 l7 \6 W6 S) |The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
d! y* f' |5 t, Z2 kBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ ^& G3 s* m! N
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
- k5 r) `, v/ S" wfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 d( c* E+ _6 e" R. N
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
! [5 q* p6 ^6 I! [/ Q; D" C: _Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 X, z3 L e% U2 j) l
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond2 o) _4 k$ h( m, [
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( A, d0 g9 W5 Y/ p: b
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 |2 J$ Q% ]) L# T0 Jfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" L8 L, s1 a( Y' r0 E8 v
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; h: {6 }, ~+ K: e$ D$ ?Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- ~& `2 `: W; o1 @% Pgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
& ]- k) v! F ~5 Rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ D4 U0 X( i5 M: {$ v
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
. _, Z* r& Q2 N5 ]; UDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 Z1 j6 t4 H2 [, [' K( n! q7 hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
! A+ {. ^ v' u4 C* Fprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- t9 r* X# f) ]& ychildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
, x' b* Y( B6 s6 ^; L3 J+ T* Qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' j: A" b% B; g9 i. P q" b- Konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ M* S% ]; [7 L4 f, A8 k, |
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
5 [/ `3 m* H: d8 t3 lAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
5 T6 o; U* }" }; ]9 j; g8 qeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 |" x) E" j1 T: I; a0 {+ o2 gonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth, k1 S( Z- B4 b+ x5 q
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
; R7 p7 K; n9 C! Z4 _unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
5 b& I" E8 A: Y# Wschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- A! O1 N2 y. B) i( B
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 i: H+ y6 _( Y+ S+ p( B# O0 C
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- W4 T- }' { c6 uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% r) S) O, b$ M5 A* o
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, ?9 v! d& k- L$ ~grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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