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Canada Learning Bond& P# s/ y% }2 G5 ^/ U/ U3 Z) V, y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning# L' e& n, S: z3 R# l, A. B# ]5 S/ I
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' N' j+ `' D$ K- g% k& U' |post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 U0 N1 e/ b1 [5 n# gfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; N; P/ w, P% [2 ~* o6 r
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
' Q+ M* y/ y0 }* F# ?4 e8 ZAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% ?0 G& X: `3 s/ K' [3 ]' ]2 Ocontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond Y5 Y2 v Y v- ?
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ ^8 n, p' m: v. k) o1 h7 M
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit& h f2 o3 r9 V" }) [) G4 A
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
3 b" Z# o+ D* M f; {could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 \8 H' b" l6 v2 `1 @# uAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# C a" M5 g& A! t6 Y9 G
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 ?* b# @+ U# A( V9 `- W$ |1 j% i
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year./ i F8 z/ R3 w; w4 a$ Y; w% S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 a# f% l! H. PDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and& Y2 q/ n& f4 v7 z5 |5 g! f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
$ o$ u2 d- z3 _5 z) |; Jprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have% N3 X4 X, A' Y( j `+ `# J
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# l8 V) l! t7 F( p/ Aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
" K- `* K( {6 g! g. x. d4 G5 aonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 K5 X% Z0 b6 L; m& Cto absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 p& i5 K/ s9 V5 z7 [9 z. R( \Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; [ u2 u! e+ L! G3 T& v. |eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will# b5 j& r4 ^" F
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 l, R7 H: q2 O* C
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit$ l. j9 o" e) m6 B. t+ H* h) b5 T- R3 b
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of$ g: \! m4 c& ?& H6 L
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account," P* G. S6 e' O* ?9 P
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
- s# \% M; \6 L; i, v/ r9 V4 ?+ ?+ X2 z$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
( @4 u% m6 b! C' I# Bthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These7 Y/ \& a$ H# Q( e. \
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: Z$ \$ F' A6 q8 n7 h2 H4 S
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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