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Canada Learning Bond8 R) h0 l6 U" s
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning: E4 a% Y4 `9 ~" m6 P8 I
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. p5 B& M6 t9 c5 [5 cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 ^0 _6 e- V# o, Jfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" r. _* l6 ?& Y: z! E) S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
* P$ A0 C" E9 W2 lAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 m1 s8 M- \ b" y* Ncontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond+ a9 V# o( b5 r7 U
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
9 j* |1 L+ s" n$ {/ O5 icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit* ]" c$ Q' [8 M' h3 ]& _2 H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
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Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; ]8 M$ r0 M9 A1 a8 {5 Fgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
) h4 f, u! i8 t9 V9 P& S1 c7 O- astudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
( q; @+ n% R* e+ XAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
. V4 p8 @4 e! A+ u# A1 cDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and) _; `. _" T: k1 d$ g" d: g
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The6 y( r- |% h8 j' X7 a
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
7 @6 D2 t- G( b6 Nchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 k0 G% Q, h2 k( p
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
; \. J0 ?/ A/ {: `& konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ U1 v; Y$ H7 p- A" o Y3 X; fto absorb the full benefit of the program.. }6 M2 e9 ]6 q2 K0 R6 N
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; E j7 U) y! X3 y3 A3 |* weligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 R- y. B: |. H+ L+ w) q3 @
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ g' m; E3 p/ M) N! C" l
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit P* ]: E6 I# s {7 n; S9 m4 R: C
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
1 Y2 ?( I: f9 x) w! ~0 F% `schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account," I% p6 o8 o' L$ k
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 R5 a- h' f, `9 J/ P
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: J' i* F8 P0 M2 a
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These1 l; r0 H; M* }
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
; }* y" \/ U7 H7 t- ?* bgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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