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Canada Learning Bond5 H2 {( @8 h# a" Q" U
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning! a, x# U( N. ~2 p2 j8 n6 p
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 U2 N! E" L. Q
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome# X) A' V$ ]; S0 ~5 p9 Z1 z5 E
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
3 }0 m* K% E1 f* [1 {; \the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 c$ a3 d0 i6 ^2 ~0 X' }5 T' M$ ?. ZAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will/ k: D# }6 t# x4 p. I1 F F0 M
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 V5 M( r0 e2 K) U# B8 S2 M: ]
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" i# L1 Q' c# Mcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) d: z$ z& r7 o- U5 K& ?% A
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 W6 L5 g' A3 E$ o" o/ {5 acould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
' D0 I* [2 q# K+ M) C# yAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the4 Y7 w9 F% ^$ V* g$ K) T& p4 A
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 X, Z- s3 f+ T6 J7 ]
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
" u3 n: }( u; N8 ^Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; b" b0 G" c5 F7 V+ FDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and1 M- Y2 W K \' G$ P, L$ s- }
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) j4 P C i6 Z% `4 U+ T/ }program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# M1 C% N3 Y7 y' Zchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
. f; J+ z& x" Z5 H- \glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% k# N0 S, P$ I
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ r3 v) L" {3 s. ito absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ o4 P' K7 m% NAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ |- K# U- h. a) ~% {3 Aeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 w% V; n, r- _ _& U6 c8 `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' X: W5 r/ X+ ^' _(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit1 @1 p2 X/ H: u0 i
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 G. h5 Q1 O% c
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
# K: @7 ^ z/ A1 zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ V2 @8 ` Z, u' g$ [8 D
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of) W7 y2 j7 i' t8 [
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 f6 ~0 q7 C4 }1 o7 C/ i- U
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- ~: [) Y3 F: q/ w
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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