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Canada Learning Bond. l6 ^; h4 G( m4 B4 w9 L
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; e3 X; R M, l4 g- Z G5 x% T
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ B T# T1 c+ l# m3 d
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 _7 p0 w& _" kfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive. p$ [5 m3 y/ k, m( S/ E% p- w
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.( e* F |7 |- i, i0 a2 f- m
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
7 n* e5 @6 l: N2 d/ ccontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' G1 s# A$ V7 G
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will/ l$ [* c0 y, u7 {% j
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& u& `9 j( c$ W% }from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
! ]/ m( b# a, N' wcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.# H+ a- }. C$ Z1 J
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the$ n2 w9 x* h, d8 g
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 j8 Y. |9 \; o3 g( n1 w) sstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." J- q$ o" B( E* n/ y# x
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 x& k0 o3 Y1 i4 R5 U* ODuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and/ c; M7 t. U: \9 M0 z+ k
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 B) B+ Y/ s Z2 z+ }3 rprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ W' G7 U5 D6 S5 N2 f9 Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% j% L( L t. t: b$ ^" |- D; \( i# Cglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
# p0 ^- N9 h# ?( v1 g; Xonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents2 K( u9 c( }2 x9 C8 J, N/ g1 B
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
9 w! F! _- _( i. }# }. P/ f6 B6 Z+ qAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be* d2 Z, h: b0 E6 z4 R& s
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 U8 t: Q Y) A3 t. C( conly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 E @+ r* ?& d: X
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 ~, x" h# b3 O& P! vunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: T$ X$ @3 ? n4 w
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: x( h, f ]2 p0 J t$ Y( C! T2 z
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 v/ ?$ R2 W3 A' b# L9 C D- x# q" t6 c$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. X5 i3 n# J" c: h9 a5 k4 dthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% o1 }0 d' @2 c. l% `5 n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 E' m" a. ]4 z) K8 Sgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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