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Canada Learning Bond& f% U# R' y4 b- ^% M$ ^
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 D. F A x0 {1 Z- K6 wBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 O/ U, O% M+ X4 F/ wpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome! D J* D; D) D$ u! O# B( `7 `
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 K* ^7 _/ \& e5 I1 v7 c; `% ~! J
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& }* v4 H) M' B: b" t% d" ~5 \
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will6 }: J# P, F, F' ^5 T
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
2 D& @) D- z- J1 q. Hinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 B% b4 Y# }0 ?8 S( h
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
3 y, B% x, \" m3 q: D) C( Cfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 z& g7 p5 r F8 |4 ~6 Q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.( M# @2 _" z+ S
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the7 I$ q3 ^, H5 z, \% y
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) r; j6 O. N5 Y* p: T4 T7 _% X6 e% Q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." _' x" m I1 n. T1 V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 g% ?# v" t" I0 PDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# o5 x+ ]: {2 g: Q" ]
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
+ a# B# W4 I; q7 K3 q3 d Z2 {program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have b5 L! x ]2 m. I) E* e* N6 x( i
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
, v; N) l& @/ b8 W5 o7 h- Lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ Y' K. B7 C1 `9 z& P5 e$ a
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
6 I. m$ J9 O+ O& Tto absorb the full benefit of the program.& B7 t% [5 @$ Z i# ?
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: |; `) o5 V7 s7 U8 ]% O
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
: g7 d7 s4 E/ x4 {, z5 Tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 @9 V! R" L& |1 G" w(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 l. C# z6 T1 C7 @2 l( M3 ?' O
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 J0 L0 S5 i) D/ ~+ dschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) C9 v) Y0 @( y# i8 M7 q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent' A* ~; |. h/ r: L
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of9 I% J$ O7 S0 h7 `; E( F
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
, t) m) q3 r1 Y( Jgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00' | ?: X3 w, l# r$ z3 s# V$ G$ S
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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