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Canada Learning Bond
6 E% L* V5 V( M, E. XThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning* I3 i/ `3 V: b. S8 a C- _
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( S. g- h9 F* _1 c4 Q8 b( h
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) D3 p% M6 a6 V+ Z2 i, P/ j
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! `" k: H+ z/ A
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 E* L1 N! K6 W) }& K; w
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 D1 W7 K& F6 o6 h! ?; p$ F9 p
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond! j; H" N f+ Q# i0 u6 \! `9 o$ ?) P
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
) x5 _8 g" F# Ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) }7 [! B! r5 ~
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% Q4 D" e$ {( I& U) I% l# @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education., I) j0 x! @/ B
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the$ ]! Y# u# C" Z; T0 _
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year4 C s$ w, I; ?9 r) M
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( X! D' M1 O" @( y( ~5 e
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
6 | z4 r W4 [ _4 a" N* nDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
v& G# g8 D9 n' Psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 v9 N7 I2 e; s3 L2 ]: U+ p
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have7 e6 ]! [" v& k' ~, F
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 x5 t& t- A* Y- H6 Eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ D$ a! c* }* D( B8 `- }$ f, Aonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents2 G3 w6 ?* d1 t( x$ ~+ ]0 C9 k V6 A
to absorb the full benefit of the program./ ^& U5 h4 W5 C1 c1 b) c
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be l( \9 h9 H8 z# J' @2 [
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
1 A8 w2 K7 [- O2 \8 L6 x) donly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth% {% u) S& `/ ~, T% C& ?
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit w! W5 b* K* k: c' a
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
0 y- ? s" p/ |; o* n! y& tschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) c R6 x0 L, x! jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
W6 }$ ?5 J% K8 L: M$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of0 z( G# r1 M; H3 q! C$ O* Q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These, H: E$ L& R2 E1 L* j
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' z5 V; l/ W x& mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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