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Canada Learning Bond7 F4 l+ G, n! [& F8 o$ O6 O2 m' p! ]
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning( m" T0 F' d! g8 \
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
" U( n! {7 v, Tpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
2 G$ c. ^6 `. \/ I) I" B& g) r& Mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; L# E* U' F. R/ J, L; B
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, S9 c. j9 p- V+ f8 O0 RAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( r* o t- n6 h/ g* p- x7 econtinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ K8 ~3 f9 {7 [, S9 |$ b* jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
! n6 Y- D- S4 K( \) Mcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& R3 g, A4 G, E4 s5 r- ~* U& d& Nfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
9 c! o( \$ h$ G+ h0 Q4 S# @could receive up to $2,000 for their education.- @( q/ N1 s; C9 p/ N. l
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; O1 z) b3 t6 ~# P0 Dgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
+ M) Y, ]& C5 S/ c; N! w5 O: Kstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year., f1 f# a" d2 ^* G, r3 D ]
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
* @$ ?1 \6 I2 \1 c8 @$ t, @During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, L# Y8 w% F' X( Q) T& x5 ]subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, s+ B* J7 C( {, x1 J: d6 J
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have" O! }$ {! c$ I
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ F( Y2 r/ b5 _+ G" ?# w* P# Q
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- {+ a( w j0 n
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; F/ {: S. F$ q" W) ?1 lto absorb the full benefit of the program.
, b# U, a/ b0 L' Z! DAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* p8 E/ p: q* v; eeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( B' x8 z: ^8 @9 j1 I M6 K. C: l
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
, F/ z2 b6 o4 S; S5 l1 W; X7 }(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) x7 u( J5 v) Hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of! w: H0 T( |6 O; v! B& o- `* F- m' {4 P
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
! Q2 u9 u# U0 `9 Tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
# P6 \5 ?, m2 `2 L0 l$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of K. Z3 R/ R- \8 o; n6 m
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
H5 _7 o6 l) k; |$ u5 v! N+ S5 a7 h5 ugrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 E3 W. y% `* u; o8 s
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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