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Canada Learning Bond* L" L7 O- L# r: q: m7 H. n' j
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning& C; }% {: ?7 _
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
2 g: L% a& r6 L) T/ ]post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' J; |1 u* V+ H9 A' _3 S& t* kfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& ?, g& p, f( {% N( d. lthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 s% Y! d( K1 q5 n/ C+ XAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
C, ?- k) |6 u3 }% ?" n4 c, ~continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( N/ S+ V! F' V- d) B, A9 y
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. |% `& u7 s3 y5 a, O kcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
6 M) Z- L2 w' {5 T' s# d4 |from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
% ^8 A" S: @0 ^/ _& Acould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# ]$ V: O8 \- k' ]" T+ c* |Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" D( C( M& |' E/ S
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 v5 E% R8 y0 W# p0 B2 t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
$ {, J. f. F0 V& R% l' Z) WAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act3 G$ }" F$ n) U' J' z- `3 v9 y
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and" A8 d1 l: P7 t& d
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! ?' Y" u' d8 Z! S
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
" L4 f; y8 r. v9 j" \children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 z4 F9 Q! H% }# f! ?+ c
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ r$ C; y7 F* ?) }- u3 H- gonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents% O# x* C" D5 Y! h
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 `& @! k- H" Q* k' iAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 T1 N: w: B5 t5 Xeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 g4 `; j8 t! i( U1 @( W1 m
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 U9 Z I; X9 d; L5 ] o(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
( \) C! N1 s( b, O; |# [$ W4 runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
& g9 g% E8 { a% e( A0 `2 ~3 Uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# l1 h! W$ ~9 U0 C6 S
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 [/ k8 i3 U4 D0 F R: c$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( }% M- T5 g+ f3 p9 D8 N
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. Q4 P2 n Z6 R& [( }- ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, m6 f P& t- X$ p, \- u& M0 dgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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