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Canada Learning Bond1 S% z- a2 u4 D% _
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ a* z- U9 w- i, g& rBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' R- R5 h/ d. O5 V% g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 c+ i# p/ e, U4 Y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& g) D |5 G8 Z/ _the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& `" @2 E6 G0 p9 ~& {
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 O! i2 g L6 ^$ S3 n+ c* b
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
5 e- m/ J t- V! |3 Binstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
0 A o, T8 k8 q1 m! T4 |carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 m6 u( U6 e- O6 `2 a1 U6 H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, Y6 y4 G5 ?$ p/ Scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 C: O3 L3 P) p% b- t. ]7 }* H2 L( y
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( Q7 B: g7 T q9 |9 {- Jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
, u# p/ a* E1 z% W9 {1 T) q8 ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 Y) K z1 ~4 e9 o) h
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. Y" U- u) R! c0 L9 [: ?5 N" W
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
$ d9 T- G- U4 J& ]8 r6 }subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
: h0 ]3 e" o5 Y1 d, Vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ a. ^% V- ~, N$ Wchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 E9 [3 V$ T/ v# rglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- \" y q+ D$ X' M
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 T/ n$ ?1 Y' Q% S9 \to absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ \' [- ~& x! _; y, ]Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be8 _/ g6 F' R% _2 J% c4 W$ j7 _
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will" z0 i j& ~/ o. k* c4 T# U5 h7 u
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
: ]$ \: X2 R1 Y9 p! V9 s5 i(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 s9 _" l1 f) ~0 m& Wunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ O! b+ e) b L, b& B/ ]2 g0 vschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,! [2 S; D( b6 M9 R/ B. u5 W* S
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ k( w* ]2 Z+ }" ]3 R* s; S0 A6 r
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 x7 X3 x9 b I, ethose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 ^8 c3 s! ?5 n( k, o
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
1 d9 e6 Q* \2 x; a, kgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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