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Canada Learning Bond4 j7 d/ I+ k8 d, }0 w2 M3 g
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning( F( ?% U# T+ e- I
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s. d6 T. q1 h$ \: Q& p# W
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
$ o& v: F# p! y/ }( Tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 r3 F- @! l( `4 W
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 s n3 o) a) z9 l& fAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 u2 W5 T2 U+ k8 n9 A7 o! R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
B) a) e, b) Q) Q" Pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
% l" e$ ^9 r1 Y( P' ], Lcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& G$ g1 [$ a/ j5 g& O2 W6 I6 U% Yfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 C9 ?9 F. }4 M1 kcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
& ?% V- T; u- G$ HAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, V/ H% g$ K* X3 N, A, |government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year+ d' u- f+ f( L# {+ y3 L9 v
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 `9 i) N" f2 c, oAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 I+ c. K/ _6 b# y' A: s
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 s1 o" Y: {2 R6 Usubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The$ _4 V- E% Z7 P; N/ d% C( k, Z5 K
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# q4 W4 W/ @- }0 H% G+ Tchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# V" e3 {" ^8 |% uglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, D" F- I) ~0 ]( ~# W2 t- E
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents) e2 p7 p# u1 U' P, p: z9 s( {
to absorb the full benefit of the program.# E9 X9 w4 ?/ f& @2 o% l0 ^
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' C) y! C; _5 D0 E( l* T9 e
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will* T( I" |2 a& U. B3 {! Q
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth: B% g1 ~3 a/ S! x w5 W4 b8 b1 T0 Y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* f6 P' D& Q. }$ y/ x1 ]- E
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of$ H- [" h4 q" n+ D
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ ^- v9 b7 _% g7 [) O. P
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent6 T" X# X& g! j4 y; f3 K
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- i; s, E8 k5 p4 w
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 y u" e: b1 rgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
|: w A1 D. @* @3 Hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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