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Canada Learning Bond1 B) t5 K7 G. I/ E, l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 p) r# o, I' B
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
7 y q% R, ^) Q, f- ~* Mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome8 [: |0 Z) v8 q/ Y+ m- `5 {" g
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" a- I! K0 S, s1 v* C2 s/ Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ @5 l0 t; t# P7 k
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will4 D1 G% i1 g$ s7 s$ W+ F! S' C2 ?8 }/ k
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 e) g/ u; j6 Y# w# n: c
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" W0 }* q! A i- a4 Tcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 j# `( F3 f' @4 Cfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household8 b' Z7 D% Y" I9 a
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
$ z- e F* f7 g( KAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the+ n+ l# u, b) Q. P) J/ {# M
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, u- A1 ^) I. t c( ^' D( h
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
8 ]9 W8 |( ^7 CAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ W) B& L# L5 n
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and0 ]) u4 P% E5 H$ r3 i8 n5 d, i. t7 l( N W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( Q: I$ x2 B, j& k8 }% @program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: }8 f, M T- r3 r* U3 w( gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 }' s, S! T2 S$ g8 h8 `glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that," n& t! `! @$ _# s8 ~1 H' F5 Q; l: l
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be* w" m/ e3 C- t# K# [$ F
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 E* o$ P7 `% r" `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 |+ |# d& _+ w" I6 D1 W! n(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% u7 R/ N. n# ^: X! o' A$ `unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: i$ c# u; Z! M- A% \
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,1 h# g. T) l6 _+ U0 |! P$ {9 s
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. K( M) g% a4 c4 B
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of, }9 U h; E7 c5 ?3 H' L) I
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These; K* g" `: s0 q# Z3 L) ?( ^
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.000 X' ^9 b+ u3 c% }. G
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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