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Canada Learning Bond, b9 y! a R$ I
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ G* Q( a+ {. z4 m2 i; sBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s% g' C' m' V# M9 I, |
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome, P# i, i1 Z- m2 z
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* y3 x8 u& q3 x' R9 P6 Q
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.3 u% q9 Q+ `: n/ R; [, N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will6 `4 l, ^* m- H- |
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond* K: s5 ~+ v: y6 K4 C2 z# }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- P8 K; A4 T7 x! Xcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
3 O; d7 d3 b( e/ \ `8 `from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household y3 e; G# V0 w
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.5 a" e9 R& R+ I a Q+ O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the; t* {" P3 O3 E, W
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) O/ y" L8 E" \& S: k1 M
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- Z' j; @) `9 y4 J5 Q' wAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; S% N) C2 w1 b6 B
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
+ w8 i3 T$ _3 G asubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The. N# \& ?, S) P P3 b, b
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
! D6 Z$ l9 Y$ D( X4 n, _' ~children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
2 ]1 r0 ?# ~+ s/ b1 Q" n+ O6 Uglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 b0 C r8 Z g( _1 r
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents* v. v% b$ W# U
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
. U# R Q6 N4 B3 j2 m; VAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- Z, r: j0 X+ m9 O) G
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will c. G+ F: u0 P+ |4 |
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ K" S( @: r0 | W) u' V3 ?
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
+ y8 B8 ?: t+ S( j1 C5 nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 P$ R( E) Y' W% V& |) S
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 b2 r+ P) c/ w0 k1 _, b" Ufor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
" G+ ^. h# ~: m( l- t$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) P% d) x) h4 f5 {+ Uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 e* j8 _( u6 t: n5 O7 T7 i! e
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 D, K) ]# g( ?/ m# G
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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