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Canada Learning Bond
( t. z1 ^9 ^8 }/ k5 ?& d" aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) v1 ~6 ~; }+ kBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, c$ p: _; m$ `% y4 m4 [post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 ?; Z1 |7 \* N; t& ^- }' F& }
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ J/ a# ~* H% ], jthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
7 }' w% ^8 w' x: YAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will+ S ?: {# R% D
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
- p% e0 m4 c9 _( i& {; Ginstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will c. z# Y3 n9 n' w. T# j* l
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: ~5 }& v' w" w6 ]8 ? q
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* }0 s% @& h0 gcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
9 h5 r4 V; c! r: }" h+ yAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
! T$ @& ^! r9 z3 d2 X9 Vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- ?. P+ e- V `% D( L/ j) [2 S
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ R) ^/ H4 H+ q1 [Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) h. \$ {6 Y* y! @2 ], @
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
- w3 n5 t2 L# n Lsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 z$ J' G' A5 U; M+ j1 u
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ z. T/ U( V( o7 s) d A
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# X5 e7 ]# J. I( ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
: R' E: V& W4 D2 j; vonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
" _& M# I6 V& @3 hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
& ?, ]3 E( U* N ~+ x( cAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) M/ x: X T3 k0 A* M+ k" keligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
( g% P2 \5 }% }! v2 f/ r( z$ y" x. y) gonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 X" `' }5 V" ~: I(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
8 L9 }$ j# D: h7 ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of" A; z9 o- C! F' t! G- G0 A2 }4 _8 |
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
# p, P, K' X; [. i, e" B* ~for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
" S4 o" e0 }5 T" R6 C$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ g" V' x- a8 X/ P5 O9 pthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These l: b6 }* D; V8 w; ^
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% {) s! T2 _% Wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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