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Canada Learning Bond
( E% L2 n4 D& W. j3 a$ [9 @% EThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 O- G9 J& @: Q$ s) y1 m' d. c
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
: G) l! }# `7 }1 h& l! bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ B4 G# {% A! q7 G2 ffamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
3 d9 q4 E" u# ]$ W$ i' F7 @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
- g1 `3 ]% Y/ VAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) A9 z8 g" ?9 ]
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond" s W% G, h% }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# a) @8 q- _# F V& W, j; t" B
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, N" i( ~3 ]" c( P( j; B
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household/ q, K% z8 a- `! e! S$ y
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
( \# @9 c# R7 F! I: @Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- C# N: R5 k" G4 h U; H% c0 f& s
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
! W1 W$ S) g1 K @, S' ~7 a% Qstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.' @5 ~5 d9 P! J- i+ E% y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 i- h# x" q3 E3 p% [During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
X: l+ x& O0 hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The" F' Z& a( Z9 \
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) L# X" [4 O+ E1 C' Hchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 P& K6 M. `1 v: S/ t) k
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
. |; h" ]$ s% i, N t' p6 o+ Ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be$ R8 r |7 }" v8 w0 }$ f! t
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
. [/ I8 @8 w* n7 c/ _only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
; U/ n* @8 {$ u1 ~* E(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 ]% b5 g! l* W: S2 [) X9 d" z. `! }unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 ?0 ], R5 x5 V
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
' t4 W* d0 [7 W+ w. x+ xfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 @$ X$ K8 ^9 O I8 g. d1 K! h% s- Q
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of* z( Z5 ?: _8 D- x. l
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
! L! \$ e8 l$ r9 }; ugrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
. M3 G5 F( w. J4 n- t/ B/ ggrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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