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Canada Learning Bond$ Z, S% y9 i v9 A, }
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
' w# m( R6 ^. D0 {2 T/ o2 I5 cBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
8 }: l* v1 K: g( O, Xpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome# f( c; @# h* u% k) l, b v7 M) e5 q
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 y/ b. x8 y" Z# ~; P; O* Y
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
2 F. Y- B3 Y8 W" fAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will" P+ P$ e( [" V/ l6 c% ?
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond$ C$ L" t1 F! q
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
z3 a- }, f6 `4 Q( X+ U9 P) ycarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
; V% P. @# U1 d& tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 e; n& J# o5 {8 ecould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ I, A. k: i" tAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
% E6 G z. R- c; a; e6 N5 [government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year1 n) J0 `+ [- o* Q* d) z* [
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 Z. c3 X% g) y( a3 {! ~6 o5 W5 qAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act% h% o. b, a& [# r
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
. d. W- S P4 @6 v, i0 Fsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
& h) J- h8 c: Q# Q+ }program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
! f4 X" B. J. _$ _children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
- Y- Z$ A0 b" C, p' dglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
. W8 Z/ t2 P& r1 ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& o) q- h& W2 T8 b+ f7 ~1 ]
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
1 x: h4 z. G6 |* P( D* t0 _Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% s$ |: a8 A# H* o1 j% l" ]
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
1 z, h3 P Q& S7 A: U# Q3 ?only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ P; k' x9 n P. F. r) M
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) s7 s0 J+ y: u! U: a8 q0 ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of" d8 ?0 p! m$ P! \' ?7 m
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
4 ^2 H/ {; t6 L( {4 h: B- h; cfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent( ^" S1 W" ~, v+ W0 @7 p- i! w" }
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of& |$ u$ q" f& S
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
# z" U# L: _/ _grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' o% m# C, Z3 X; g& B. ~grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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