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Canada Learning Bond; |! q# n* R) |- `. f- k" `3 O
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
, E. V/ ^/ D8 y3 x3 v) l: z t' OBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s8 [ o y2 \( t! g7 A2 @9 s
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 ~7 N k' r: [! J- d' p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
. `( t$ y$ [$ s: D( _) Zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
& z: I7 g4 O/ o3 I5 l! O4 g0 FAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
6 a F# W+ I& Bcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
- M7 x6 _% H2 S) finstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 K. Y8 y/ Q3 f+ I+ P
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
: h* o( v( R, I( Y9 c3 u3 zfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household! }, b( M1 {- O$ J# M' Z
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 ?2 Q7 l6 L/ I* v
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( _9 A* f2 Q/ @+ d5 \government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- ^! O4 p: T) l, d0 Z# R- y2 z
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
/ p4 C) `7 G8 O% v# W2 ~Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 n! i9 G, K5 B/ {/ s7 d' |
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and- {, l% R; I: h, M* Y' P
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 q+ M' _' Q4 ~8 m2 v1 d4 _/ Yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ l9 Z: C2 a. Y" i! @1 qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
8 J6 T6 t5 L2 k2 S$ ~4 Iglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ t/ `8 k/ A9 N3 b/ Q* k
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. P! M, U7 x4 z% y- c% o# e
to absorb the full benefit of the program.% \ M7 b& u5 V8 r S5 Y
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 i* @/ }8 g5 Q' B/ u, z" N" e
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will5 p* V# n. W+ d8 R ?
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 Z% i% J9 @( N
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 F& x [1 B/ g$ T
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# E. d% h+ F" T& m+ p2 `
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,; z, o& i- G, k9 \
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
2 B0 o, ]9 V: }$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ Y9 n6 f; A' B" }' tthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These' F$ q0 i* E* n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00& U3 w7 V! P3 i: H8 N8 l+ M
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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