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Canada Learning Bond( n# v4 Y8 C6 Q H0 E
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% _# B# e0 h8 a6 e; s- c- \: j% ^6 T/ r. BBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s9 N _+ L: e' _
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
: A" h* i* q @" z) Bfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( _2 C" }# R4 t2 U: X- y( [6 S* } Y& |the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.8 S) M, O0 Z) s! \8 S8 U2 g
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 A/ L+ c- _6 |( {1 j9 P
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
: n1 L3 G- y( ^& v6 s- Z# Xinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will, r1 d8 [( Z" c( l8 p9 t
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 i7 Q* R8 c$ y4 X7 ?' y8 Pfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household# P7 S& P' W; C- T' O
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ @2 M8 g. v, v! ?& z
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" {* `( v. ^: S, i0 i- n, q
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 ]5 n: T K7 f' zstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 f. {9 G' k: H5 n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" L* B3 m7 m D" s+ ^* a7 y
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 x& u/ r; D, a+ t5 Z3 |subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( D0 i" {8 x( A/ J: V6 ]program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
% |1 h( y9 J+ y, R q& {children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 D' K7 u- C: @2 F
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( l0 y4 O6 x+ y1 Donce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
8 m% o3 z1 D: X6 g3 e8 l! s' Rto absorb the full benefit of the program.& A/ f; {0 I# F1 {1 [
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& x7 [3 @" S% J" h9 s; A( @3 X+ seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
* `- P4 b% n0 S: {! }only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth ?7 @$ @! J1 d
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 {% a. m# g' I0 Q) o& W3 Punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of3 [3 e. D3 V3 E& {
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
3 \# I( ~. j) Mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( M% B' H/ s+ ?7 r) T$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of0 Q% M# k8 q1 g* D" ^+ U
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" m+ N+ U/ z. J. G6 c. L# c1 Dgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' ~! B! i2 f8 }: hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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