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Canada Learning Bond
/ d/ Z8 \; }4 {4 NThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; S" a5 ^( S2 P& B8 K2 Q4 w
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 ]6 X: u# E m2 I0 f* N w
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome% v0 r! \8 r& J0 x, V
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
' l( W* a, [+ n1 K# Uthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.- w2 K, F) K* L+ c9 ~
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
/ U0 N+ @1 E2 b/ Bcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond A5 k7 V/ j8 r: m
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: c! Z5 r' q. a# u: J0 R
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
# X- ]" U5 `3 T" Y- C6 L4 x+ Gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( F+ d0 y- p* X" D$ l# q& _. Vcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
' q" i2 I) D7 f. W' B+ q8 @Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
/ I4 D- C# K- g" kgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% w2 Z* [. P% v$ n
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year./ B Q( V0 H/ A6 t1 f9 a) P
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 @ ^+ a5 q3 y) {8 ~) i* o. ^( P# o# ^
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and: F3 @- v4 r; T3 k1 m& I
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The4 s% S7 m: l& H
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 f6 g& e$ ]$ o+ T$ a& V4 g" A
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first( D% f; w' f) ^8 h1 U6 V c( }
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, j! p! F6 _2 q8 M2 E' L3 N3 c1 M
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ @9 |& Z7 ~ o0 H1 P6 z# W
to absorb the full benefit of the program.5 ^6 `: H! y) m! \2 F g! i$ U
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
1 }7 O$ z2 w: H3 K) }eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will; @" E7 W' V: C0 G5 x
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" ~; T- F' a& {" S
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit: i' ]2 n- A& q7 P* X- N
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
4 f$ A+ f# O. }schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# B' [* z: {' `( e# ^& v
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
4 A5 A" j: w7 @, O' T3 y# N4 G b$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) S/ c+ p8 R+ z# Lthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
: ~& j' P+ B% X0 Pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00; h0 L# E7 B' ?5 e d
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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