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Canada Learning Bond4 t7 o. q5 I$ |$ i- `0 M
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning: {! b0 d2 N1 G
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" c% R3 H5 F: |0 n# E" ~' W3 f3 I# F
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 r2 |) r _# Y* [3 mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* t2 @) q( ]. n# S" x4 _
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) Q9 J9 @- o3 |$ {! A1 A. {# E
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will& j V. k$ }3 H& y+ O
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. x: J3 s5 U8 R% e# L O; p
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will2 ^8 e6 e: J: O9 t8 L, D
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit5 x: T, c) q8 k, Q* D! u/ x
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 }6 o" M3 y" l: z* H9 j
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" g- ?, f+ s2 CAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# T5 p' w8 @5 ]government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year0 g2 a+ I1 u# ~- L0 t$ C4 m
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.6 l; n" X( P) Q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 M) B& p$ e, u9 C4 T) n0 |
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' M3 k2 B) ^" `3 A6 j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
9 S4 y# P1 g7 E* f+ uprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& g- f0 N; I6 J @( T5 H$ h9 R/ |
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first. K+ E; ]1 b3 W$ }1 |& Q
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,4 L8 H* c/ a! A# ]4 \
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents$ |& ~8 }" m9 ^0 C
to absorb the full benefit of the program./ k( y! T; g: m, B3 ~- q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. E" ^0 g* l7 R5 b$ G+ Seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 H- c+ J$ g9 Z8 [
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 `! F2 C$ w( f$ l8 Q
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 D. E+ h: y& k3 t# [
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of$ ~) r5 {# x5 N. v
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
6 M2 l' I" b: J( h2 Q3 O: wfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent$ s+ S$ M3 [) k# q: H9 d( k
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of, `+ Y$ t g k5 ]5 ~4 {4 N
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
/ P: Y. E: t. U4 q2 ^grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
+ f9 a: D, n( ?grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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