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Canada Learning Bond/ j5 G* u1 N3 K) h0 `" C7 C
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; k- E2 p& u, k: j
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s# i& z& ^% ~: b q0 ~
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
$ }7 j3 ]3 J/ p+ W+ ?8 Xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive: M# \6 b7 q, S& l( W9 S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& E% f. T1 H; |+ |! L
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 }7 B3 L1 H6 X; G: I( `0 Ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
4 r) m* H* _4 z. J1 o# j d6 d+ Vinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: j0 I# k3 a9 y0 {
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 ~# c5 F$ d2 K' c3 h& f1 M8 x
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 |0 I( I7 f+ C# Y; a1 K
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 |2 J# J1 R. m1 K
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the' C, }# J$ W1 X$ }0 W% g
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
! L6 b6 H% n; [. \+ | Sstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 M% [( E2 ^; G" |
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 Y0 p0 Y- g; W% @During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and7 r) l% D/ w2 I( @
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The: [% r l6 T) `$ l& B
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
; b- r; r& o6 x- b6 n" p( k. Q2 Echildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
! {/ ~2 Y4 Z) G6 P7 m- d6 B# x1 s) ]glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
5 K( h% Q/ b" x1 ^6 \( F2 D/ E) {once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents1 t1 c& A! a7 l* m2 J9 n; b, F
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
: z" W' \! a/ V `* gAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* Y, p% V' Q# C; i) a! beligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 `3 k# Q6 E7 Donly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth ~7 F3 x. v& r# U9 i C% W* \
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 ^- Q8 r& M6 e ?1 S8 }" Munlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of4 }7 P M3 j/ F+ k3 l
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( s% `& t* z' ^2 nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent( I& e8 Q+ k: g( D- r4 m1 a8 b# @
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) [' r) ]) @! I8 S) [* j K+ gthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" I! h# I# X5 h# L5 {7 O) tgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.004 F& N b9 J4 g4 ^
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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