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Canada Learning Bond
4 Q2 k1 x7 X8 R: O2 l! hThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) u1 D& Z" D) o$ OBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 |7 |: @0 H- o4 `8 L: u' ^post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome' j# M0 b7 t3 N# K; g. x
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ S! L/ F0 D# c) |% N% ?" Bthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.- c2 q8 d1 M2 H- p, M
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% k+ ?+ |1 G/ k9 S9 dcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 R& D' X7 |* h1 R: ]$ m( d t( D
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 K( k* g$ r& q$ s. P9 H+ Tcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 b( Z; L& P+ _5 a, E4 A& _
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( d6 V. T' y7 K3 ^9 E3 { Ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education.$ I! o- L9 i) ~# H
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 o9 B* W& ~; ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' b1 W2 R3 ?5 bstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. b+ B) j( }5 I& j3 f* ~2 \$ n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
( I( {7 j0 K+ k/ kDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and0 z, s& G ~" j% E6 C
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 _: s- w: z$ Hprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
. O/ H$ b) b( E( Ychildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first& X) s9 N/ I I% O: v7 O
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
# v: j- X8 l, y2 L( donce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 f I0 X3 p4 _6 O: z9 Sto absorb the full benefit of the program./ X3 j) E" U; ^4 E+ S; O( C; {- G) N' B
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 ]2 I0 P: l' C; yeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, F/ i* @" ]5 v& O8 N" ?4 gonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth! m1 R0 h3 A. V$ S! G: Y: T1 F
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! m6 e/ x4 D! I* Y4 w, J
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 t) l8 m6 o/ N8 t% \2 h7 a# ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" P+ D" W0 C* K: a4 mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 ^$ T/ I/ i7 t" X$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 _, ~8 B. U }* p4 W& s' rthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
% F. A; s/ _9 H% pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
* j5 P- n8 B) ~+ U. g, G+ u" Ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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