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Canada Learning Bond2 ]$ h4 O2 j: q
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning$ O# v) d$ Z; V% t% F* x
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
a. K2 [ V6 Z4 E/ W. ^post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome0 X5 v7 A( ?; _" l# [
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! l4 E" e3 U7 x: s/ |" M) r
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' T2 j; c9 h Q- ^
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* a. T" s# Q9 a1 k1 V, S% ?continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( j% W7 V2 v4 D, F
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
( I$ O; e+ h# {- F. X3 N( B! F" Xcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 b0 b9 {! x; h$ q$ z( T
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
9 s" B2 R& [4 ?; t- n+ Y" qcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 J) r0 S; [4 y; x: h9 f8 C2 fAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
$ A& X! B) O( ?3 hgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) ]) N6 K- [% n
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* t2 n4 y8 ]: Z0 _ y: mAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; }0 T% d# I, g8 q4 u, z
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
3 q7 y* l" q( _6 Ysubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
9 N+ B5 N k2 U% Y3 H* v1 Xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ U9 [7 q! o9 A! ^! F' ^children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* S# t; Z' u/ j) q! Y& X* jglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 g, O- S# ~/ O! ]8 m4 j+ wonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents) _; `6 ~4 J' o) Q1 O* @# z
to absorb the full benefit of the program.% c: R7 l" g. G5 C5 U. u! `
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: N3 Y \7 s! B; \5 `2 K/ B
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 T1 v7 \- a- B. [, b9 J% B1 E. ?# ponly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. t+ T) ~" Q( [" Z# t9 G6 x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
2 w$ O# \5 {& {: Munlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
$ @3 ]; o; I- J4 j, xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ w- L( h9 E1 h4 k7 t- X Efor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent3 X4 T; L, H% K6 c
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 s. W/ m( a$ m3 M! M3 zthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
/ I% k1 G: L: u* l3 }9 }grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00# ?: q+ E, ~6 `0 \" D
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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