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Canada Learning Bond# p6 [/ P8 Z( V: P' T n" [
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
8 f4 Y+ K& f! A5 m$ B2 \2 \' R8 y1 ?Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) N9 d" N7 o- T0 i' `0 Bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
! n" N" ^3 q% Ufamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
8 A3 i' Z1 Z/ e7 ~4 K3 t9 ythe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond." ^- q2 y7 o9 m, I
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 L$ E; y4 S1 j( E# icontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond+ z4 `" S9 c0 J$ `$ k8 F
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" N4 h# _$ H! A' | w: y6 r- t8 Gcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 M; m2 {) P5 `
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' r# F' V6 K+ l* _; K& x7 g9 Scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
- d. B* `3 T' B# j UAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* R/ a7 Y! [! v8 Q( W" qgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
+ ]! }! P9 L' D$ Z# p+ d% [students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 \/ n2 K4 w1 `0 s" r* i5 n, uAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- [9 u/ k! o2 t$ \* a6 [
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. ~: ~6 _* }3 {0 M( o1 a# X6 f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, t$ i$ `3 P- b8 R
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ f) V8 S! p# h: w' |' w) Y9 c
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first! [4 ?& e% b; g+ R
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
1 d5 j% b$ v+ Q" Z Sonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 k2 d X" v2 xto absorb the full benefit of the program.% W% y! `4 P& N* k" l! v$ I
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ G7 Y V5 q3 s9 o) N4 K
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& Y& M; @; I& w+ k8 v0 o1 }+ @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 \ V, I2 P$ a0 p- n
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit H8 {5 B3 B! ~. l8 J
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
5 G6 w* j7 J! K; y; Eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, W- C8 T# ^5 s+ y/ Z: ~% @" D# E
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent" g; [ R, B! _$ ?
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- u- M5 E% d9 X* b
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
* Y. M5 [( G6 F) S) V# y8 X) `grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.006 q+ I% H5 q0 B
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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