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Canada Learning Bond
9 M8 ~' u- q. aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning) u( Q+ u& @& `9 N1 C6 I+ j: s: Z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s, K' n8 A# C' E7 ]0 d! a' B
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 M. ?& z3 B0 M+ ^" ~families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
! T2 u, y, ^8 l% Q) B) Ythe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond., |2 Y( ~: d+ y
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
7 ?! A) y. w3 C: B* O s& [continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond, K4 Y' r- E! f! g" C# o
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# x' S a1 W3 \
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 S2 Z- T9 C& U/ M0 e8 tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
8 }" Z6 a) d3 z- Acould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
7 W, f4 [. y( E2 U2 J1 FAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the. o- @) k+ s P9 L& E
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 q- f& i1 k7 w( q& jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
; R+ [; w& ~% o: D. x% U4 gAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 M$ v( z, z, @+ p7 W& X
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, i+ y2 D; X0 }. p/ bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 M. m% S( ^, y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have" n; m9 _+ c4 _5 f. k9 X/ y
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* @9 {) F. R2 l$ zglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 S8 w1 Z# U- a" @; H. T( xonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents! c7 ] p8 U1 d5 I" k7 o9 G
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- Q' K D# E$ S) o6 FAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 X; I3 z. G9 J8 x3 d
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 i0 U- o) _. {# ~' s5 e: @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
% M- k! l" p0 D5 l3 ]3 |: E* M(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% u; m$ I$ T( Q* Uunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
1 `9 h9 X9 Y- {6 M& F8 Mschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
F# d3 Q$ Q! Gfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 Q6 |1 t, f( T \: B/ l
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. ~) _2 }* M8 ^" r2 N4 Othose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These9 u# m. p9 k6 X! F5 f# i) o& m
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00& V# C# Z Q+ r( v U5 T$ V
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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