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Canada Learning Bond2 Y! X+ g4 u5 Z3 s2 |" b
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
+ l5 T; J6 f6 V, N" r7 w9 F) wBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ ~+ P3 b5 ^2 p" ^' u& w, F) fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome' U2 ]& R' m+ o0 p, N
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- W; q! L+ y6 m8 D. e+ }3 n
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) |$ d' J3 ~% T9 o
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% O3 `3 I* M# q3 ?/ U! X7 B. tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond2 z; {6 h g# o, j+ b7 `9 g
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will! J, R b. R( Y+ E9 {
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: ~2 W: J% |1 {# ?4 k( c1 X
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 K9 L- A; U. B. ~could receive up to $2,000 for their education.. y+ F( D+ h2 F/ R. G- P
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the1 Q4 b6 i' v7 b3 I/ _
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
8 b1 m! J$ v" u7 w7 E% j9 Rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
: Z, R4 ]7 e0 cAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 C) k! @ p! t& I3 ?During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
: \1 d4 g/ R9 f) Z5 O2 W+ Msubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! A6 H7 g/ |, }7 |8 q+ \" s
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- B5 ~2 l# x8 S0 o: Z
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 `! J, }5 Y# Vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: l( z+ P$ _$ J* n4 }
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
" U' f/ e, t; d, a' o8 mto absorb the full benefit of the program.$ |2 q6 J: F- p$ ^- _9 J
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: a' E$ N V9 u' p2 n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 p# z5 D0 m. e/ j r* v2 W/ J
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) x" E! N# a: c& U
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
/ B2 F- u( L3 |( dunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of. \3 Y5 N b( ~- \
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' Z% t Y5 A% U) F" Z5 K; r
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent0 f- L; X) V0 U8 f v! e3 l2 V9 B
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, M# U# o' v$ u8 W( v ]! ?: Z& p& t% z$ Cthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
- t. N" W) K: }grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 X0 K3 a$ c1 I" i3 o$ A: f
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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