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Canada Learning Bond. h5 W' O( M; L) j
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; T8 @9 z0 U yBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 C* D! C( `$ y: ?! R
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome2 ]' c! [' f2 \5 E4 d
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, K; ~; m0 @) l" l Mthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
) U" r* {5 F2 i! M; f AAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
& P2 j4 ^9 y! H1 B3 |: scontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
" g, ?8 O4 I; K* cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
: D- x- y( F* J/ [/ lcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit( G6 l$ Y! D5 c6 K& E2 d
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
% a" n9 h2 @) a& kcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.. ~) E& v' ]" C0 H1 O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the& |8 k4 }; w" W1 v& G* z0 G3 N
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
- p1 m0 ` |; G2 a/ ]* Hstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ F# b* U$ j/ y! t& R
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
8 V9 {4 k2 S$ U. NDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 U/ U& D# l" R/ D1 u3 I) K: l6 ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ G" o' |7 N* Q" E; h. d3 @
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- f) I5 O D7 P6 V6 g5 Rchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first w9 R- Q& O) D, U A
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,5 h& J9 U4 e% E4 o- c9 T
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
4 r: `% x3 e7 ~& ~" u! kto absorb the full benefit of the program.( M m4 X9 a! C% ~, r/ u8 O r
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' E* d; k; s' c9 {9 l4 Q# ~. D
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 d9 X7 q7 F5 z$ ~9 `4 P3 r
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" y7 `" b7 I0 H$ p0 E9 f" G7 g, \
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- L6 z6 ` T& ]& _9 w7 N) i0 J, ~4 W. ]unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ P% |* _2 L5 S" C1 n. _
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,8 o( ~7 g: _1 f$ @# J
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent; z" x% t X/ [7 _2 Z# p+ E! h
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. c4 R+ Y5 E1 f4 U! Z. f# ~0 ?those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" y' n1 B$ I, `3 ]+ ^3 D- Q: f" G+ Ygrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00' F+ A/ ] o0 w' {1 B" g4 g
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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