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Canada Learning Bond
# F( J3 X8 h' T6 F. n. vThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' T$ Z/ w# I( L; H/ i. O5 k
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* h( U2 i5 x' F& F) t7 Z6 @
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome; k" J: n [% `3 E' k: d# V
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; k9 [5 e1 x5 O+ }( J
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 _* U' ^" R ]2 @) m- K2 u4 D
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
6 C7 j3 r- V+ V' `8 Ccontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond3 K& G% A7 \- N" ~1 i8 Q
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will" B" X9 U( @8 E2 w' N7 F" W$ K
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! C4 a( m' k( }( g( ?: b' k: f+ dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 T/ W/ W: |* _
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 I' S' H- v% Z$ z6 z' ^/ ~/ t. \& vAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the6 `7 G. p" q. `3 I8 ~* i4 ^
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
: y. y! G' R }. j [( ~8 zstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
% p* R2 j/ I: |Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act' K' M% ~& y& f. H
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
" r0 }. m2 ?1 O, G8 e. Hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- n5 {0 X, o) W- w0 T6 z0 { bprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
& ~+ n6 D7 E& M: P( R. z9 ^2 jchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first9 P7 n: D& @( N) x6 X! N4 w
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, K: L; _$ U1 J+ {5 o! b: \
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& x8 i" s: {0 r% l: B$ @2 v
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
7 `$ L6 o7 p: l8 aAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ \8 w& r" ]& ^# E# zeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& c- x0 Y; J# `8 ]only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 \. D0 O4 f0 V; V(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 B! Y: l& L* s" h( v' f% ^
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
$ h4 F5 _5 v' o* B2 w1 l' Tschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) p( o% \, |; {4 Z
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
6 j0 H q* d) |% W$ c4 s$ x$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
f2 o+ F+ e# I+ ]( r, V* Ithose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These5 H; ^+ [) Q1 E0 w+ W! M; B3 Z
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00) q ?/ _5 s7 Q- i) `. Y p! b
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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