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Canada Learning Bond( \# j" a- B9 @) Y* @
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
9 I4 j; _' F0 w2 B* k* }0 G# o0 r* ~Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" [0 `' g8 e# `" @2 n& t, ^
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
0 j. r7 G/ b8 T/ G( j0 Lfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" w7 t% K& h/ R4 Y6 vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.7 Y0 U2 E9 u& g2 S" f
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 Q# ?4 v8 S3 X7 F) A- U, b5 dcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) l% }/ A8 J- i' F
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 n" T- S. w7 m# M9 Q I; K$ G5 D4 P! z- p' s
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) R, s/ P( [3 S* R& N0 ]9 T2 O
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. ?+ D" b* }* c: Q: U |5 r( P
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) n, ?. a }& zAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the {$ X* ?/ X' z& l, h4 |: ~
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; Z3 I; L2 ^- i) f2 C" p3 `
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
1 u7 m( d' s: J1 x. W* g6 `$ @ `Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 ]" |& x% K# z: J2 Z+ j7 bDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( Y, y. J. Y- F3 |
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The O: i5 K" x# J/ p& c) h. \
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ |0 j2 k$ ]: |/ @4 S
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' n5 k& H5 F& Mglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 ^; q6 u2 b# W1 I8 S, b# L }: y( S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents% \0 i: \4 b Q( g" L0 j Q4 {
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
: z/ S, B5 ~/ q) w& kAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) }* K: M0 \/ R6 B$ a0 ^: geligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will v6 L! Q& s" I& t
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" m7 T( B' `+ b' I; p
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
z4 m) l8 T, l. z: ]2 F' O: X! Munlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' c$ k9 W" ?) P vschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 T4 [6 p+ j% F' B* rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent( d$ K- s# r0 X: V) T/ c7 n+ z ]+ H
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
7 h; F; ?9 W9 _( M3 Vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; B" ^1 }9 O) ~/ a8 v/ \* {* Ugrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ p5 _# t! F1 H' n. ? H/ C8 V- fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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