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Canada Learning Bond: b$ r1 O' W N4 m* ]+ C. D
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 R* z# [! f0 S
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; }5 K2 E" W# i" U3 epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
% p. B! j: L/ e6 f* Nfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
- U( P' n5 n+ w$ E7 I M& Hthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 U1 d: {+ p1 V/ aAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* i7 ^) n- Q3 [9 L; ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
, k+ _: G8 n+ s) u5 j, \installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: g* U5 s$ |- n
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
5 y$ E; B" m6 ^from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household; W* _; o4 |* x% ?: r0 m
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 N6 q8 D! a$ l8 M MAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- n# h H6 F( jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
# W1 T1 @& z' ~students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
2 b0 h! b* K% o1 ^# G9 W- KAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% u4 N1 \4 @6 S7 ]& }5 W/ n, UDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and" K& B. R/ J2 C* y* q! R4 {* E
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
/ P! s! c9 y4 j: ]6 w) iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
/ B& M; ~$ V( b* Uchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first$ k3 Z ^* g4 W- T' A+ [
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, [! E0 l: _1 S. f0 Y
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents2 r8 e) u8 Z: B: A, _
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
% M2 e9 C; f9 F; g1 h7 T* [9 _Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 t: N1 I; g" L& v/ v' \2 a3 E" i
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will- a d% {) M1 D& ]. ~
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 z/ F+ [$ G8 }) i1 E, ~(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 k/ o/ [7 s8 |
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of9 j5 ^# i. ]6 x( t1 ~5 q2 |
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ F( X8 n+ J; a5 T
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( G6 H: ^- {! o0 i$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% k/ T( G+ l$ i2 Q( ?
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These8 a# Q) H# I% d5 {
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00' @7 V& n$ T/ e1 ]7 M7 ]
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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