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Canada Learning Bond6 }' W3 v1 W+ W* q* H
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" }, [$ C0 ?# x' a8 n/ i
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- P( Q" g6 |: s& I3 I
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome7 \& \( z; L2 \
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& P& J9 ~) K0 Q* z7 Z6 D6 J1 z' {3 bthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
- ^1 {+ _9 d. \7 z3 iAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) D1 G% }7 q1 P
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 \( X, W1 l e$ o4 j
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* A9 n; B* r5 T4 P: h( l
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit( W! G, n+ w- C! t$ d: }, X
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household, d, Y6 |: C& E+ x! O
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.3 q2 D; v8 D& P/ C8 `' R
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' {0 Q8 k. M( Y! wgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year1 }( g% ^2 g1 F% V7 w! v( y4 {
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
; S# k$ M9 k U# A/ H0 s' pAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act7 T* ~& G+ C" F' s
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 p; ^' Z5 X' j. Nsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 ~$ N) o0 y2 v V- e' {' a5 T$ b
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
8 l: i6 V: @2 `" }/ @children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first; a8 V/ |) U( \# V- M2 Q( z: [
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( k2 ~7 t: e$ R8 t8 o. l
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
4 Q3 P) p/ k6 a2 Cto absorb the full benefit of the program.( [( f f o; S; G! k/ M
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* X4 z6 h# @, K& t. C2 Religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
1 z1 i Y2 P' k! ^ Yonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- g/ h9 I* n# J- S(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. Z2 t, A+ k- k
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* Q* u0 O7 x7 X4 R5 {8 X
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 P4 w- O, V8 e& O. Kfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
* g) ~1 ]7 j: X" E- s* T$ C$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
; H5 |; J6 j$ `% ~; uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" |# W5 P4 A/ ]0 C
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
: z& a8 e9 \/ _6 u& M0 V# J: }* sgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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