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Canada Learning Bond
/ ^7 M5 v1 C. a& Q5 x5 QThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- P1 h0 Y0 Z$ ^6 R# a: n. eBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ }/ Y8 S \* M+ M9 }& E* R2 x
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) ], T2 Z+ G' ] \
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive/ P k) A6 X% g$ U7 u! h7 u: b9 }
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.0 w. r+ i2 F% N. l# I; K
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 n. I7 E2 b3 T* }7 c7 ^
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond! @/ N- w, E! g& a
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 @- S9 i! f7 l. n) q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit K' t# X& p7 H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household- W' P: T4 f: ]' v6 K5 K
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.' j( w/ z& C' z- q" E2 I
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, N& ^& j0 W9 O0 Lgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
, b% |" c6 G& @' F) b8 {' o' Ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.! d+ x% ?- P: L3 J& b5 p
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
3 g* r% a& l) @* y# s* P9 e* Z" `During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 @# j4 }* o! p& I$ n. C$ Csubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The9 Z9 [3 b; e1 `, @( Y. }
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ f* B# Z4 M4 n
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
R c' Y' R- t. jglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, B K8 C8 E6 S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 J+ O; _5 f3 T' Y" I4 Y! e3 ]to absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 r/ s, a) ~3 i7 S3 m- YAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ E0 J" e4 T* e A$ A/ X! C0 neligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will5 o: ?2 p! N) K b
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
9 O4 ^+ U/ Y- b( e( S9 f(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% y- n( C1 p% Z) s5 W0 t/ Hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 [4 v& _: D- X+ u
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,( S: v! } e; t4 \: A2 B
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 }0 B) G7 K+ X% B
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! \7 t5 ^6 I0 A8 dthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. M. L4 ^7 r% C! t# Tgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: R. F6 D, {1 T4 N T' \
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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