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Canada Learning Bond1 k2 e( H# P" b( ]8 D
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, p2 E4 e+ z, s6 K
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ L5 k- y6 t% n# dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ K+ {' h5 g2 O: F; `+ w
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# v7 m# d0 ]* {& @# ]
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 {8 x! l4 f2 G; D: S; P' o
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
U8 J: C, [3 k2 Acontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: y3 D2 H# h& T4 @& d9 ]
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, }2 n% W# W7 Y% x1 @; Z" kcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 y0 a: G1 Y0 a% `0 v
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
3 J% O) V+ A: t( Ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* v4 m) `4 \. xAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the: M- u1 a- R) ]) u# T9 G# ?
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; I8 x5 g0 ^+ q2 C. j
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 d. N8 j, H- f6 X4 z* X
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
\7 W9 D" _# h. ]- ?, ?$ XDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# i% ?% y6 x$ d: U6 _- E, N6 w! b/ ?1 qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The# O9 l3 R9 }+ B4 s
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
4 E4 Y5 M& {6 T: n* E) n4 Nchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 P; N L) B) s; A, H( J3 r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 m* |3 p& e4 x+ r* V; j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
' @) I* t, v$ U2 W* Lto absorb the full benefit of the program.: M$ w) r% E1 v+ B
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 M* U7 i' A5 p; U) o! @
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will% f2 F+ d O) q
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
6 J8 U9 G3 j/ [3 ~; S3 @, ~(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) Q2 i9 Q/ g5 U3 G/ b6 b% Y8 t$ r7 V- Yunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 v {4 h1 z5 Y6 G: b9 G; I
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
4 t! u8 U& ^) Ffor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent7 @# d- ^; r0 l' m9 a
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- `! r+ w8 \" ?; ~# \( G
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
R7 C+ e* ^9 O6 E4 b7 N! Q; vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, K, E, t* U$ A$ G9 e" Y& Qgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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