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Canada Learning Bond9 n1 K% D6 L4 p8 b2 Q! w9 G
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 A. l+ x u- ]' w, kBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
3 [/ e5 Y1 \1 r9 f: |9 h* ipost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome$ {% Y: o m8 D1 J% h
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive) Q& S2 k! D7 }7 M: h3 s) R' F. ]
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. X( h$ o, Y A4 m7 \; N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
6 w1 p) @( j/ p0 C+ ucontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 F6 T% m% h5 ^ A
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will" W: k' t! Q) y; K" a( z, ^" W4 V5 D
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! m8 N* V$ W8 |( ~, Q6 Xfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 J/ G% U; {0 e5 _" z8 B$ S: A
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 h2 T0 T6 |9 ?5 d n6 A0 uAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# c5 k. T, G' L. c6 Tgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
7 T; r! ], V: x: q7 u) p; z, G+ Ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- j3 G% e$ M8 ]1 \1 m' t$ t
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act2 K l2 ]0 D, \) `
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# j+ u3 h' A+ c5 wsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The$ w/ Y$ M# e9 D/ I& v) k
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
6 D n5 s9 J9 f# S6 v) G2 ^children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
( f0 C2 y. i. v9 V" Yglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
3 m% K% t q( C6 Jonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
8 Q) @4 I0 J- C& x- z6 Gto absorb the full benefit of the program.: i# k, l6 D3 [% l
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# L% a: Z* h7 B9 meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 ]$ e! U" J2 u7 ~3 O
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) D( G3 H- A& C/ }( ]2 N) ^
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
6 ?, ^, q0 X5 t: L7 z2 y$ Uunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ K; P5 C# \7 P' U- ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,8 q% n( d' Z2 w) c6 u1 I) T0 S
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 ^2 n A% P7 p0 D$ ]$ ]
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ r2 ^" g3 k1 Y+ I" ~2 q4 W
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These& q/ H# I4 ^- ^1 O( X/ d6 G* D
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 I. W9 s" p0 a J$ Q( zgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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