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Canada Learning Bond. T A8 ` Z: q8 u2 w; b# [7 t
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning: C; \3 N4 N# I5 _$ F& D- e
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s: J3 [4 W+ `7 n; o( ]4 B5 t
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
. R* ^, |3 i4 z. O7 o6 X" Mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive, S* t3 B" |: e0 u2 h
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
3 F J8 j/ |3 @) M# s6 XAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 }0 @# J4 `7 K9 I4 V. ~: [
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
% |: Q, f. `' Q; z9 binstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: A: s* Y4 q( L; `
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
/ E/ k8 F2 X: }$ e- x+ q1 g3 `+ Lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household/ ], W2 o& T6 g6 W9 s# v7 T' ]2 M9 M
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.' Q5 Y3 z0 H3 E1 @
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# n) [9 y3 C, E+ ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; O# S0 j" ]& x1 @students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 N3 O8 p) ^) p0 E4 K. ?Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ q% X, T/ S3 l$ {3 U0 hDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, z! L' R) Y! n/ ]
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 |% I' V$ \4 K# X1 P2 n- I2 {3 r
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 o7 Q) t+ z d: Q+ }& N# D2 L
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first" I( g7 X6 o, e+ N" G2 \
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
" j0 L. s/ S* e0 B/ H) V& z! H2 \' konce 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% Z4 l# ]# D0 T
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 c0 _1 i- \0 qonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& c- \; [/ D S0 b* S/ e5 C; _
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
+ V" l# g7 N% E$ [* l( i+ ]: gunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
, n1 T5 ?/ \/ {" C8 E- J' b! b1 fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 U5 f- ~* z! \3 d/ P* o
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent1 v) O" m& S; z& U4 c$ ]* I' L( [
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, ]$ c/ q4 r* C1 xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 k1 F5 B5 C s" wgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
* X2 Z7 z+ t/ C0 C; l: Cgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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