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Canada Learning Bond5 n8 t( P, ~: x- `+ D6 q+ B
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ k6 N& S2 q% j
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ G( L, H0 v1 |
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome& t6 \$ E2 ?3 E0 ~8 V& J
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
W0 z! K( C' y' P. T- qthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond. y) p7 r1 d6 Y/ R3 f8 @
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
9 x. T o6 u) [7 econtinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond, Y7 [ j- Q0 K3 l* @, y
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* t o4 D4 |2 F( K0 J7 h, @+ f
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit; O* w) M2 ~9 Y" v, [3 g
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( ~; p U" T$ _7 x$ m6 k5 icould receive up to $2,000 for their education.' }$ n* @! u# {3 K# n4 [
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the: i/ Y* d7 T$ }) {
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 F7 P$ r' M% z k( @students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
" {* O( z+ `- D+ M0 `1 b: mAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act5 @0 }7 H5 ~8 X4 i; R5 A$ s
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
: I3 Q! }' [4 E& b; K/ _) _subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ q1 f6 T: P& W' k$ R/ a. e
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
/ o/ s; l- m( @6 g" p) i9 S% T2 [children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first* n" G$ I& R. D4 T; J
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ C) u* k; F% M) J5 Y0 C5 b# m
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents2 g% @3 h2 _! U8 z6 f8 W
to absorb the full benefit of the program.+ }0 h0 z, u- T$ n+ H. f4 j
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
0 i4 C' {5 c" s- r; \. T, ^' z heligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 P4 ]4 R8 h! u8 W! C" }2 ?only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# r4 Z s7 u0 i5 \1 b7 W(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 ~0 Y- B/ n) f9 A+ e
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ f* T: o5 [2 D: i+ r# X* pschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
, [7 Q9 ?) z E# X0 ~. e& l+ `for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent6 D9 c* L3 I" S0 r& {( f
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
7 P' |- c# ~% h/ I9 S: t* G- jthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These5 W. V4 Z5 r/ e( W
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
4 N2 ~& X7 y* m" { F: {3 Q6 @6 ~7 Ygrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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