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Canada Learning Bond
/ ?* @6 H9 \+ [# y8 r1 wThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
I. i$ F& R b( |9 ~Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- Y; K" a- E7 O$ u4 M# upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome, S" r/ l/ w' t {
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; p1 T7 _3 o$ a3 q5 o
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond., I f f5 u$ W! ^; R
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will* I% |% v1 Z1 f& U7 [ z. _
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; j# z( D: g: c4 e% J. linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( `9 f5 R3 o& S, q) k
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit2 h" ^) T. [% b7 E5 Y
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
1 Y( c& S$ W2 [could receive up to $2,000 for their education.; m% P3 d2 [$ B+ n l, X. Q6 n
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- k6 b7 K6 J2 q& Q( ^4 G
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
! o+ ^3 h$ F0 m* x* \students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- |( k7 O) r9 D. H! vAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ ~' w! v! I6 I) Z9 nDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( m( }/ G! d% Z
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
: `1 W& K9 S7 g% Vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: D1 d. R# P. l4 _3 `8 fchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' p6 \# N8 y0 |" Fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
/ G2 E% H) G( R, n# e4 Y9 D; honce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents( z& @* M5 _3 |6 [- \# r/ Q# C. [
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
) S# L, T" z0 C. R; mAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
( e$ _6 h% r( @$ S' L Q- X% I! Zeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
7 S* K. s( q ?* v( P$ R! s" _only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth% K0 o, T. c$ U+ e( ~0 s7 x
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit' X. g6 {$ j+ l( R3 J; a( O
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of) G3 J2 i" P0 O( A7 i
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,* l1 r* X! {8 ~+ z) J, `2 [
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 f! R& \/ x$ v% Y2 |" f |# f4 S$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 u+ L" k: ]& _3 x; k: l' Bthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These, t# u+ P" u4 L* Q" N* Z- ~- T7 T
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00$ _0 I- n: ?8 ^7 I- k( U, S& A1 ~9 C
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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