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Canada Learning Bond
5 Z5 B/ @, s; r( g! RThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 Q0 F2 D, f' [9 x2 n+ J& mBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
2 H8 T- [: `( ^/ I. Fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome% u( y6 N" {. z$ E! R d. r
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
! b: Q. L, w& Cthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.7 e4 n- a$ Y0 b+ J. }
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
# _3 T4 `1 O0 v" W( S+ [- c8 Ucontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
R* j% s! J# r% Q8 I' l5 m7 Finstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. r, n5 Q) @ M5 r( G9 Acarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 a+ L' d- G, o) D: m6 Efrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" S" S# l9 @# z, ]( Bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* y/ p7 b3 K: j* H. IAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
/ ?* `$ q# U% d7 l& Z' k4 @government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
7 K1 j% _ D6 Q9 x% h& rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
% q) e3 z5 O K$ b" `6 J8 ZAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 @! L% W: l r, VDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. g) e7 S' U, x. r7 U
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The ^! E( Z; @, `2 p% |% K
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have( c4 @0 E( f* \
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% q' ?9 @3 u$ s! j$ ~7 z& hglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: a$ _; t% V+ x! g) b
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 ^8 ~8 b" {/ ~( H& rto absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 N4 ^9 w) [' ~& {: L: N* VAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be& \7 t/ d! b9 T) G2 Z' h+ l
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 T, f7 h, b6 r. W: F0 b* i' p
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 n; ]8 ?1 S$ v3 W% Y1 P(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* m5 i7 H% ?" N1 G3 t
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" h8 ]& Y& C7 {1 q( Nschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
/ O$ m) V$ r, y4 v) e" f/ Z" Yfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 Q% e/ y2 |3 {4 E5 P& G9 c
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 V. J0 @/ I1 d; e: s" L
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 t7 d# ^- w& R/ s2 Z4 H. lgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
4 B- D# \, k( d3 n% l! O: Tgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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