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Canada Learning Bond5 t7 @1 t4 @8 F, r: r$ u
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 W" Y2 X# r. ]% @1 A
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 x ^0 ]2 n( ^& J# Kpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; x, d5 n& M: t2 W7 Qfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ t; o7 S5 h9 O) }/ Z$ ~$ Sthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.( t! q* y% m* c. d: t) O
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will' B9 ~8 ^3 N2 U6 R. s" d4 Y$ Q4 R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 _* _& Q; @ J, m! @0 K
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 L& f+ R- ^9 p1 K8 f2 Ecarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 b6 ]$ N) B& u/ ]* [7 t1 Pfrom 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( k0 v9 h0 \6 @
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year! M; V1 D/ B9 g) v, t5 R+ A
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
}+ n; F" ~ rAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 ~/ O9 |/ j! T0 `3 E. r! ZDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, c* Y4 `/ o. b5 c
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- D. N: h! @+ J1 s! e7 }$ yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
! s l8 b# ~6 x6 @1 i6 [children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first* m. e. L) B" O6 W- Q
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ Y6 ~9 {: E7 N7 X5 e- S$ I3 J
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# A: B/ }3 [3 m4 L! A7 Z; \' P
to absorb the full benefit of the program.: B/ q' z y) H7 n
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- P, j: y& f5 y5 Y; s9 ] O$ ~
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 L4 B' u$ p" \5 B. x# l. e
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
* ]0 [; d) y! D' u0 ?3 i5 }(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 L& G! K0 e; }' |8 P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 o5 @3 j# m' x$ i- xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,. c) g& J7 T. J' y8 v. h3 g
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 B; w% c( K6 S) H* ]
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of' q. k) P: j+ b
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 ]# G- B$ y3 Q- R+ Z/ v2 Sgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* ]' G& s5 d2 {
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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