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Canada Learning Bond
! ^/ M+ G8 n' W2 G: E( R" JThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ L0 D2 F1 c P* q# {( R7 p
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
+ o/ Y. T) I2 n$ cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 L9 ~# H9 o9 G' Y5 u: ?' W$ Ifamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
1 e. s, _6 i5 z' Z9 j t- D4 pthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) e( z& Z A3 S3 s5 L* H8 P
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; b6 b# n4 |& X, N$ ^9 j; K! k
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
. ^7 E3 p3 G9 o xinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will" O1 H A7 p& M$ h
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 Z. q/ Q& d( o3 X$ d+ _- |( o
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' R, _' ~& k M* J2 h m( [. Ycould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
, y9 D5 j) Z; k P5 Q7 g6 W* {Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the/ r4 W5 T/ p9 e: W$ u& u5 d
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year# Q* ]9 O% g2 c, J
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.6 ?. v. p& S# x9 @0 Q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 \( ]5 n2 `4 [: b' k6 v6 NDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and1 I7 S7 W2 m# _9 ]' `' n/ j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- a- {* J8 P) h# g" w3 }program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have* s3 c% s" Q" ^; W9 b" b# n
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
/ h& {# ~: ?! W% d; yglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
4 ~& Q9 g) q i+ @once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents" {; D# |( i* b0 S1 @& D
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ F0 ^9 V4 T; A ], CAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 g& y8 \: A" i( K4 U
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# {* R" X6 ]( S; i# `( ~5 s. lonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
2 r6 N: v6 @# v; R/ \6 z! W. x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit) b x* J( Z+ @4 d
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of; J/ e# F- m' o0 w( }4 I& e
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- g" s: r2 a0 q; D/ ]4 @: r' P
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
% y! M: r$ J$ F7 K$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
5 W" D1 L7 p0 Q8 Othose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 ?5 q) s; j2 B$ E
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% }( l0 E0 c& ?& L3 ]9 Bgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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