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Canada Learning Bond
+ Q- e( a# F3 }5 A8 BThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning( I. A- z+ O# l' j G
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; ]5 A6 m( R1 g! Jpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 T- A% \- l7 c' \5 u- T
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, \% n; M: z" p+ e. Q6 E3 zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.+ S% Y1 B8 d' y0 m1 @
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 e* t+ u; l% J- _
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: D" h; N0 L0 ~3 z6 ^7 X5 h
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 y4 X7 ^& M, q1 m/ @9 q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 R7 d. D- X! d! G& Ffrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
) {3 O3 H% ~8 d% j) v+ M7 }) z% Mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
x% {* O" C9 @3 fAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ z3 t9 i) I. h7 b# }government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
& H. N2 q7 v P% {$ j/ Tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( c3 `+ L! T$ r& N
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 m m6 x* K/ [& g0 C. eDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. @; f) H4 Y' n0 b1 H
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( p- M. J# c: e/ w& p
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# Y$ k# G9 B( ~% O' c9 m+ J: ^7 Achildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 L& m( Q5 P5 v% P/ u+ Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% Z% ]. D) H4 donce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents- u# C9 D# t! q& B" {
to absorb the full benefit of the program.' y! c/ j' C; A, W. t) w6 p
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
1 `0 T6 \& o% i, x& u' oeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will" Z# x g @% }- J" d! @: T0 n
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 f7 i2 J0 T# ?9 h(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
& i# C6 d' D$ k7 ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* K0 V e0 ^* r; uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,& D7 S4 V3 f' k; N
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& D$ A" c( t% a4 \3 P3 q7 D
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ x& B* W/ T- }4 t* k8 H
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% r( P- F: \9 ^7 ^+ U C) `* s
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00( u1 i# y- B7 j' a1 ]6 s
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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