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Canada Learning Bond) l; c0 F2 t( ]% ?; H; w/ l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- I- E5 C$ t+ \! GBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s% u' Y) J% e' `0 ]& v% ^
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 s' s/ ]1 Z8 ~# g0 A; d4 gfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( w* F9 h% U( {
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& N6 P6 B3 u' _1 K% O! g
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 l- ^- T d; \$ R- D* S1 \
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: q) A+ a2 S! `7 A/ U
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
5 {& o' U! c( a+ d6 q9 _carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
3 z7 n2 U" ?- |from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, D) G* w) h7 Y- w* P9 R' C2 mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education. z- u- A' i D1 Z& N7 e1 {9 b
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" J; q5 Z' ]8 O5 M# q6 lgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
( _% D: ?* a9 Vstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 W- r7 L' p0 Q7 C' j
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act' J1 @+ K V$ b
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# j! t! F! W" e8 L9 {$ D' C J0 Esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
: Z6 ?4 s. R& A7 I. yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have% b& c$ U4 I% H* v$ p, x
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
^: g1 q6 ^: G$ k% `$ d9 s$ _3 aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, T- x, M1 y( ~, R
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents' V( S: S* i) {9 z/ _' s
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
; H6 n) @3 M: Q# ^# {" xAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be$ l! G0 C, u0 Q5 P, S
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 A. W( h- A2 [only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 U: q& ~- a* j4 n0 @(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit: n3 P( B. M, L; V" O- o: G
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
( D; |* T) Y$ r3 s Q0 K' g- aschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, `6 `/ a' n6 z' L9 M
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent4 ~7 P( F, f1 i' Y( T; q
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of& @- V& z3 H; p0 g- z' [
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
& f: v9 b9 ?6 ~2 Fgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 m" _/ ^! E4 D! A
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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