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Canada Learning Bond$ d) s) z1 H2 J% \& L+ T
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
! S: j0 P0 L. h3 ^9 Q7 \9 Q4 lBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s# g" m1 V% q% B9 u8 I& h
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 J ]& ^7 d# X) g' k
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
' V, x5 {- }1 L5 xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.; J# \. `' ^( A
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 O) N% n4 S# }! ^; C/ l/ @2 M* f
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ w5 B0 d$ `* }installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will) [- ?( x0 C1 c2 \. g, U* Q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit2 l4 z# O* ~- r2 ], f
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' T. t. a1 R7 v6 b3 I% Y! Rcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
1 C& j/ Q, ?" ^: e; p5 ~5 SAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the3 T0 j0 b( b+ `! d- z
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
1 z" l. M7 X. H( a( k6 T: Rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- x" Q# m1 I+ Y7 P) I; yAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 B2 ^8 U9 B% x n+ u( |
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
: a. S; D+ s8 Qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 G0 X: U1 f% M* _program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
7 L/ I8 Z: N! n; q! Echildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
9 W! G: y7 t- W6 Mglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 ^+ n) a3 H5 V# f' M+ |, N) L
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
' V) C; e1 J6 e( D0 y, O" }to absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ t; \) P* K, m" W) vAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: B* c9 `2 `! ]( ?
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ S: e& y4 B, D: ]9 W
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ T1 R; j I' |% L* y; Q
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit2 v- B) d7 L$ d/ Q5 Z9 W' I
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
0 W7 q t$ G4 k% J) P8 ]5 V1 {schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# m$ O( G. ~0 v1 a
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* L6 Z8 Z: ~0 {; G( [3 [7 g
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of3 }) W- l% c6 L/ i
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ t1 R6 W: F0 A) w/ z
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.009 N# ^/ \. Q7 F6 K) q' O
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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