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Canada Learning Bond
/ B* w, g" P: Y; ^7 |0 LThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning( z, O f. {" D' g+ y
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' z8 T0 [2 U N, S% v1 q! ]; j; p" ]( Tpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 s6 A( D( S# H7 j( ^
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& A- k2 J; r. g9 v, cthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ p ~. ^0 A4 E) A$ R9 ^Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 r6 C! \: G) c
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 i' w" d5 J% m& I" t+ P& y4 V
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 V, y# b0 S9 z; s) _" N
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ `: \' z# v8 C y5 F8 M
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household4 h0 S J! a* P* H% ?
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
- o1 {9 U2 f1 `Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the, P, |5 `0 H/ x
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 ~! e; C! ]# d" b
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 a* W0 Z9 @! wAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 z. U- V- y7 oDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ S$ m2 {0 i2 l P \
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) W$ `: Q+ z9 U5 C6 V3 o7 @program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: R! u* T7 q2 E# U. ?8 C+ Z
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
" C( ~; d7 s" Y7 @glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
& s/ f+ N1 c* Donce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents8 R! R6 Y. Y; y2 h" G
to absorb the full benefit of the program.$ v9 s0 H1 A) N) f1 o* r
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be* y) ] e5 |0 X
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ x4 Y7 n. Q: G& ]) ponly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- j3 t2 ^' O5 k( T(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit' L4 c/ k, z9 n( D
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of4 P. j9 U; I/ @
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,( }5 O- X3 V2 K/ W' P2 z
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 c6 J9 R* H" f A. o5 l$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! Q$ l" S9 O4 Xthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ y2 d6 Y& i# F" O$ b5 r
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
. ]1 P! @/ m; g# W$ z/ Hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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