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Canada Learning Bond, V7 L$ Q1 g4 p4 A+ d1 n
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, C: b3 ]& r* N$ z4 _6 F( C2 m
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) U4 H6 G" V* bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 Z8 r' R/ q6 ^4 b- |- P) V
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 {5 U9 _, _$ t2 }: |% r4 i9 Vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 o# ^4 g* c! A
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' M. y ]( k- e1 ` ]4 Tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; _0 R& d* n/ y6 e; {/ {
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; H+ `* N6 o) c
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: P" T! j h. n: Q
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: M+ p3 J4 S' m8 q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# B' B' C% U# {8 t/ H( z' tAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" S. j% `/ P. Z: D' Mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 [2 G* Y# Q$ w0 u/ pstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.6 l: C' Z$ F: ?2 w0 i" [: S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 u5 S, u3 o* O6 }$ eDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and0 F7 u& e. J" p* \# Q0 ?9 z8 }8 s
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 b1 O2 m+ z1 s8 [* gprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 w# ~ T0 ^, x8 c# ?* u
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 a6 `2 O. [1 ?9 o, c) V
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' {/ s N# }( y" w0 F. V1 ~once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents, g4 d9 k3 R$ Q3 t) Y
to absorb the full benefit of the program.* D( S( i4 j- M# h
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
9 K5 b0 {& u: |1 ~eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will8 T, f8 F0 h/ i% v+ e% R
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth4 |4 a# o" B) `& A
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( h) r8 z0 E0 g4 k0 I
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 b# f& B4 B: d( b4 A- z& }
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ A! W$ Y% d: Y# f
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
# }2 z& A' R5 L/ D6 w$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: @+ m2 [2 i) T9 s3 u6 b
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
5 Y0 |. R5 |- d- k* _7 vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 Y0 C. r3 H! p# S9 Q2 m- \* Pgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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