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Canada Learning Bond
) |& B0 L) E O/ sThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
: X* s& k& A9 [" L# ]0 l; _Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) i2 C) b% h/ S- C* \6 i' p7 ppost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' [8 O" X( b, ]families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- E- i& `% |0 U0 D+ n5 L% n
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.# A _ L' {* P& e
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will7 H0 _- s S# ~8 n. O! }
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond {" v* _6 w+ x3 w. d# K( Z$ V
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ {0 R: c1 S3 M8 K* s# F6 i
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- L8 A, N. s: vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- C; k& ^( t% @, Q2 \1 ~8 C# m* U1 Y9 scould receive up to $2,000 for their education./ d0 Q/ p: L' H+ Y2 U0 z y
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* o/ b6 ]( d- a- m# g7 J
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 H1 y/ ^) ]3 P5 _students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
! k& r8 f; j% p+ ZAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ I# N" k3 U+ D' |- kDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 X4 I, ?5 ?4 F7 _: ]2 Y9 L5 e
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The& E' W' u3 s3 ~% d. e+ A3 {7 S
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 _0 S! r! w6 f+ U* ^6 ]# Ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 t1 K# a, {9 _6 n! I* u. Z& }; dglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
7 E5 U) \ v jonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
7 i. |9 n; b" j& Q' eto absorb the full benefit of the program.! C8 ^+ S" o& V' R+ |
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
w4 I Z5 _( f2 C1 l! xeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 l3 u6 Q5 N( u0 P, Q, c; zonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth- v5 C8 R% n" R; T
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
6 {5 d3 j: j4 }. c1 Xunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ X! W& p9 b& r7 s0 L) r) ~
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 W7 u; X( }5 r8 I! z5 N8 N: ^, k
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
' p6 t' i4 k" G$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
" q: S. L& T1 j2 Tthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These8 M8 q- c% Z# K, J$ G
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 W* }0 Q8 k8 Y3 l( {5 J+ t
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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