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Canada Learning Bond3 X8 ^0 |4 K" m% ^7 [0 k0 K
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
2 m# {% X0 ]6 {, Z5 KBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 z; Z2 D4 D8 t* o8 e5 P6 [2 }4 b
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 ?/ c7 g3 U- t3 [: }9 X# o5 V+ Rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive, v5 N0 E9 c% P+ g7 h; ^# a
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 h8 j% ~( K. O& s8 U
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will p$ N0 p, G( Z9 k1 h/ }2 p
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) Q- V N9 D, @3 s6 d7 g% }: i
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 A% l" y/ ]% J* {/ x3 ?
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% Q! O+ X" j& S& _
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ U8 e" y. [0 d" c9 S9 V6 T. J$ S
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# u5 _" y5 c& ?Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the7 s/ A, }5 l5 y; h! D" M- T. _: V
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% T& b7 C. G! U8 [+ v
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- ?3 ?- C. @9 h/ m( H- |1 m( \. TAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ N& m8 _. |/ q' S- e7 [
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
( L/ g3 K( k/ lsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The V9 z( u9 ~* v* u O0 o' B
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: b. \6 [7 z+ `& `children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first3 H5 r8 c3 o0 L2 R! ]# j
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
) ?* |& b- B6 O/ t" yonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) a) x2 b' }3 g+ m$ ?) f0 Uto absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 ^2 f( ^8 y( V' S9 e& b0 ?- IAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 G& }$ N! A1 R' e. L
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 k: N: n# U Y+ O/ b. W
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
% T5 e5 ~7 d& I. Z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 ^# K1 R& i' C# v8 @; C/ f8 @# {& V1 c
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& L: ? G% u( M: ?$ B+ k8 s3 f
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,( ^) p9 R& Z3 I
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent: e9 _) J6 |2 {8 o1 k0 O
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: J" A# r2 l" v6 I9 z" a
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* j0 U! \2 j$ g3 u& w+ C( ~ `
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00. S' s, ], c. N, S) w3 `! W$ ]
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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