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Canada Learning Bond1 T( Z% i0 a" w; B" P! [! X
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
& B+ w9 y2 r, B: ]$ N) XBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" F) X/ b. Z4 b- A0 ]7 G% x
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome# U1 @% R0 \$ \
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
' ] H8 y* `. L" ^1 P, athe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 e9 |& o7 S* s8 _$ d) G* z9 |# J u% k
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ B3 P9 `/ r2 ^& X9 }/ econtinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond% Z9 D- x4 L) g7 Y$ j) W8 z
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" x+ c3 x& m0 X* ]% ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 W/ H/ T6 a c% w: x
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" @( W0 R2 }! G! S$ o$ t& C
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
, |) u+ b$ c: j1 _8 wAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- R9 q) g* K! P4 ~% V
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
: ^: b; l) \$ Q$ d; R+ D0 ?1 ^: estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.$ d9 v3 j3 u' \# }
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ } U* F& i6 [% ^, A0 x9 L5 W+ fDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ a: ^2 {: D: z; @, i8 X
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! b$ r6 ?8 x% r' c/ h) ~! i4 W
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
, n8 w0 V- X7 O- ]' k5 R" ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
+ x) y" X* z/ Z" B" D2 c4 vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
) d4 z4 b- Q: t# `# Konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 L$ c# v8 O" ato absorb the full benefit of the program.5 j& I- Q3 C% E7 ]$ a
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ C- S' q1 M; j4 y' T2 ?% j1 b" B yeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will! t* w' A0 t% Z% d' _
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 z9 i1 ?* @' I& y(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- O7 D9 L' k) l8 Bunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' N' f Z; e+ W l2 L$ ^% Mschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
6 M. q: B; X7 E# H5 efor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 y, J5 `' f6 ^: U& r7 c
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of3 [# f% Q# j, @2 W
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 {5 P' _1 q2 V9 L8 z* D
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.007 ?/ U: k6 p- K3 G6 U" E2 H
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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