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Canada Learning Bond* Z- D, H4 D& O _
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- H; ^; o- ?( a. BBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* M" O4 n; R6 p( F! [8 L2 L. {4 s4 e
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ L7 y1 ?7 k: @: x; c* Y. u7 Ofamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; O" V# q9 ^! b: B
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) `$ K% Q6 Z; J+ B
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# T- h9 A. h" q7 i/ f# @% d* U; p( c
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* k/ o" B' j" e6 e8 einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
$ N( D9 H9 I0 {carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ K/ ]) t! }$ U+ @' d9 {
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 `7 t N4 n/ ^% ]3 e
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
- O; k$ U$ q0 V2 B4 B$ s z/ DAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: N. R4 \5 A3 V9 ^: |0 c X" Jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year ]4 i W' h& e& G1 D
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( Q; n L) x4 U
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ t5 y' `# V% ]; v
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
4 p. J; ~- ?6 e9 h. X L" k8 X3 f2 ysubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
, @1 f# V3 T* R, vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: I) c& w7 @& j4 uchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% }- J7 P T, m* }7 h/ s* w6 ~! S0 ?glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,4 W# T# ^( _! M- j- H
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents% Y; P# f( o/ z+ \
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ c$ A! p( L( K% x: \Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be$ {( V; F5 b4 Z
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# h& |5 h/ E+ e2 h( }# q6 xonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! \ }+ @ o/ o, u4 c(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
. Q6 j" o, F: N& e s. Punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
! ?8 t8 E [2 Xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
9 j% Y5 w1 g! |! tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
2 l( C- a( m$ U* J' C$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
5 c- P- N0 D4 ?" a* d3 T# }9 Xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
( V1 E4 D- h/ G/ h( l( zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
* s/ H$ I/ B9 o6 d3 A" ~8 Vgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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