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Canada Learning Bond* o$ Z3 O a, |9 v5 a
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning! @8 X8 a1 U" M2 ^: o5 {) y9 L
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ ]0 Z' m6 m! H7 e. c! z! f
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome: Y6 e; V1 h3 M0 w4 A- c9 ^1 q
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
$ }( N3 N! U3 |0 j6 a. ~& Z3 Lthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# i, h; b( n" s4 n. ^ [$ ZAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will g/ X1 Y* N/ X1 @: P6 B" k
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; v; z- j, Q9 p9 Y: X2 X( h! [installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
8 v6 Y8 m$ q8 R0 q% t B) H; R- Ycarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
3 y6 C* ]2 b) Y N- Y# h5 i3 ]from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
# f: G% s4 k4 gcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
0 M4 U% u4 p5 T1 [+ w: T5 QAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
) `( [' i! y) Igovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( N( \( V+ i9 {$ |: W. `
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.* n6 X u2 o4 y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act, e* ?& U, Y* F/ n7 K9 x& C
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# X2 }5 [3 w" P4 B8 e" g9 ]; X8 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( N! c0 Z/ H7 V, u$ g! O% F. `
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) n T7 O; ?, t
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 G2 k& m2 K, D: M* N
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
1 ~3 T, Q5 D3 E- ^+ \once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 a8 z8 R$ n3 I3 z" eto absorb the full benefit of the program.
O$ ]3 N( p, \; c+ n0 {3 m) pAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
5 f0 X8 V9 y- b$ [5 V; Y) ~eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
8 a" I+ ~! d/ {only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth; N5 Z" s. `, K2 I8 z7 n6 y4 d
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
: Z3 m) S% {, j% iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
. Y1 L$ I# p( a; b& ^schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' @$ ^/ h- Y7 j9 @$ D- W' o- N) A
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
2 h) g8 i) u+ v) ~1 M. J2 z$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of' a" ]& `$ F+ V$ y6 i4 R: q, k9 t
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 e: l' Z# y& k3 N$ F2 |4 R
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 P/ z1 O' b) K, w
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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