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Canada Learning Bond( F% t( \% @ I) l* i3 u& b4 e
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; y! \9 A$ d7 m3 q2 @1 BBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" p: s- \% f3 }+ a6 A6 u1 J. L4 G0 m0 \
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome% L, C. @+ [* y! T" ~: k
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- v( X9 b$ N! n( l i& W
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 _3 x2 p& t6 a4 E a
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
7 t! W' k. Q9 tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
4 R) @3 d" y1 N$ P! U, Qinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 s. v/ X; ]2 r0 I. x6 v) U
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
) V% o+ g) t8 k W8 |) _& s2 R8 Ufrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( Z2 n* p% r9 n% X+ J; Rcould receive up to $2,000 for their education./ Z7 i1 U( \* O; Y3 G; t
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) _& m9 S3 c6 R( x4 I6 W/ {$ |2 P8 B
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 h1 I4 i) _: g. j5 k; jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 [- b# P3 R! K2 s
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act! t0 m4 d+ v/ t5 [
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
9 s5 o h$ H6 u8 Y3 @; jsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( }+ p e, z- T8 k
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
" W1 V+ {4 F' t6 jchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 u* e# a9 L' x
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,5 ^" d" U; r5 `9 f# B/ h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents( H- v. P8 O' I; E
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 t' g0 Z; x, fAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) O5 m: W5 {- M+ ?eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 z3 @' k g( I" L: }. i. L2 ]
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. K' w+ N3 f# o/ u- R% o- V(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit1 j2 H$ ]$ w) }9 B
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of; }4 z& Y6 \! W( d
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 u* j8 n+ G) X" M0 h0 B# x1 {
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, q- |% C0 e' ~ u/ p$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 y4 `' Q' G& b: K& Cthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 E8 T/ U% o; _. fgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
) A! X2 P( j7 h1 w% `( Sgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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