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Canada Learning Bond5 r- A; g5 n ]/ Q0 k* U: ?
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% n- z4 W8 }/ EBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 u' ?6 d# ^: N+ bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
f; E, p- R: Z6 xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive x, A |- X" G9 C$ ^
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 J( E* Q- l3 K$ e3 WAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( ?) P3 e5 W: _& F4 ]' Hcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond8 e# W' P' @5 Z/ D
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 m4 d/ @( _& A, T# ?' H
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit' X) Y- A# z8 N- ]$ h
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ ]( R) S2 x8 Y
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
7 ~$ f% I% R5 `2 C0 z3 D8 TAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the2 P# g: h& [9 K
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year& L" X. q9 y, _! V% i
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% b. u Y9 _3 ^+ a
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act: ^) s5 j6 C* R+ y/ |
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
. y# [, Y1 x' x* X. K" I5 p5 f/ Y! Qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
, T/ k+ _$ j' x4 Bprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 B% F t( g" m2 F+ ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
" H( x. T4 O2 |; K& O& U8 B, |. s3 qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' H* p u+ A/ ?9 k. G2 Konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 e8 ? c2 R+ g; E7 e; D5 \* n6 Ito absorb the full benefit of the program.! t, m& b( G& x0 i; Y2 [
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be+ r# m' g6 w7 S; t+ L8 u
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- W0 a6 e' S" v c7 ?9 f1 ~only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth. u, }. F, y/ }6 X3 G) f4 X# X0 `, w
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& ^& v7 `! X1 r! v7 ?! v8 \2 \
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
. a* _. y$ k& [4 I4 Q+ O# Nschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ R7 U- V1 E7 h t9 Z( I$ f6 |
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent" q0 o( k$ C' F6 B1 D! R
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of9 V6 z) B d+ F9 q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These1 J; Z0 W; [6 T# d8 F" U( }" s
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
; O' Y! ?' B, Ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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