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Canada Learning Bond9 ?' G! {: h1 J& s* t; ?
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ ^/ }5 e9 N) {+ U+ vBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* D$ M8 N* ` [' y. d. A0 V! c
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. h' x# j! _, u4 {3 X, G
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
5 ~9 n1 V' W) Hthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% c7 a- S5 q! K, K9 J5 TAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( f0 {4 e- `" Y/ I6 Z% y( ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
7 O0 g7 d1 Z( z% k/ [1 Ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' M& o4 h- m9 G3 t$ Vcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 i6 h+ v0 R2 [2 `; |
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household& S- W# l+ L" ~! B9 e
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; F& ^% G( T2 R/ F, {Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
4 q! i: f% n9 O: T+ g: r- Y5 c+ jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
" p' @9 x/ Q4 vstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
' `4 r4 Q/ x8 Q3 nAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 q0 {/ I; a3 y' L" VDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* [# D; n- ]1 q9 P! H' _subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) x+ n# R0 }$ R1 J+ y& j# ^program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
t- B% P {6 ~+ |children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first& z( l7 U0 Z, U8 b& W: B
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 i( L; O7 h3 W3 V6 h! \, J
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents, u) G& M9 w* \* \
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
( C F/ U o, qAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: w u- @; ?4 X% S7 s+ b+ A% L, Z
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, R7 Y n- h$ a5 b9 konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# s5 h( Z9 v) ~% a1 z ?; X(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* e6 F: G3 Q$ R. x! I6 Z" X
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of% m, R1 z: Z: U% w( c
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* K! I' o" N9 ifor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, g. z- C- X+ I$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 F/ c7 c: E/ n+ q6 L3 Jthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These$ J B/ H- \* L. x7 n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 s: b! a v, u. K# P6 Ygrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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