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Canada Learning Bond: \! C6 o# U4 k1 @/ d
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- x7 c4 M7 }9 n' J* @# `
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ C2 c% s9 p H) I& dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 d* l' o+ B5 l7 y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive$ i0 p' c5 _0 D3 d
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ N& R% ]- ]0 p8 y9 d4 r' N E8 X9 I
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
! ?1 V! Y" a+ V6 fcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
: {( [. R% }1 c, A- A6 kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will& e1 @, x2 L" f: m
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit6 l5 U. H, c* L; k: c6 l4 \$ [" l
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, ^# ]0 J( V/ P9 [8 `; L/ O/ J8 G- icould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
( t8 W/ g j6 O; s! {% E: D" ~Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- O: y4 C+ @6 U5 B5 Ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
P. d! W$ }! Zstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 n$ S& L2 X {. J( P( n% \ B
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) x) T5 ~8 `; T+ Y2 _- Z( z
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* K* ?' I9 H% m. ]6 J0 A5 {subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
1 x0 O0 l* {- v- s* e2 w' M; oprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, g$ X+ E. \+ U5 Q2 f
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first u8 z! K; i( G3 c+ i! }
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ d/ |2 ?1 a9 @5 H$ v8 ?) b
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ L$ P+ U' _! C* zto absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 i( O0 T' }( m' ~- I' }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ A% Y$ d' ?- O3 }5 B8 Qeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will" B8 L4 @3 D: ~6 ` Y2 z* K* x. y6 W
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth. p, x1 ~+ f6 v4 i! ]' H; N
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
2 b0 D; n: Z# C* wunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 g7 q0 p, j+ A! Hschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
`, D0 |, K+ y3 u0 s8 b4 V0 dfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent, B- ~+ w+ Q" z, I7 f& a
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* I* n' H' Q2 C" F! Xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 V: y* ~% ~) u/ k5 ?% w9 o2 m( ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
$ R8 L x$ C2 b: t+ F7 o( Tgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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