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Canada Learning Bond
6 i5 C+ x( Z- L2 o( b2 }1 tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning6 d% Z9 e. F- d( A) u
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
% V! a4 i; {& p( y2 p- bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome4 X/ d7 l% d6 `! {
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 H' c4 f# S5 p6 O- cthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% a) o! o$ p8 k6 |8 n" |& \
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- |. _' B1 m# F( {" bcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
/ {+ n K* {- ~% q9 C5 a Xinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 N8 v s% x+ f' l* j; l4 Vcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 a! q: ^) |0 A$ i5 {8 dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household* Z, j9 D( b$ H' [
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 B* X+ w' Q0 U& w Z2 j% UAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: s2 v5 ]$ H) K. t8 Ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year' ~1 b6 W% J9 j/ U
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* o7 v% Q4 [1 r# ?Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 ~+ l- _0 L; h NDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
- g1 Z0 V0 V9 Hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, f4 w4 M7 z W, @" h* @
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 `, i1 N. v3 n" ~/ \7 r7 ~
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first; y# O7 y- D, ^# M. ], T
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
5 E" o" Z' q4 Z* f5 o9 n5 Oonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ E; k8 @+ O4 Y: V r R0 J9 Y
to absorb the full benefit of the program.6 o7 W: ~" Z, l1 v' W% C2 g# i2 j
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be. c1 G/ h, ?- R& }5 y" @5 n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 D, r, k$ Y+ B" j8 W6 T
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" x0 ~ \" ]2 I) y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit4 G4 V0 R6 W1 I# [; X% h- s
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& i% |* | y4 ]' [; h( X% {& c
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
! n- l" ^' n: Zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 d( ~1 P7 C$ b% |$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 R7 M5 W2 \0 l3 T3 a% P! v
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
' X$ E8 D' G6 l# x9 _0 Ygrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
$ }# H6 @2 Z3 g% t, q2 W0 k4 Agrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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