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Canada Learning Bond" n6 x, E' }, f- ]( |! t6 H% p
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( e9 v% F7 B, c8 H) ]Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s, D P6 u4 z0 H) |
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
& n+ {4 a* e) D0 x, q# G. Zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
' B+ r: m" Q/ h; `7 kthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ {1 e' k9 V. tAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 h. h$ l! A5 q& @+ L% i" ], {
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond$ T. B, U" r2 J+ Z
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; Y0 M: \, F5 d; @; k, g1 C, ?' N
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
. j% ~5 C8 C+ s& C8 K0 G4 N- |from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household6 u+ j/ q# i9 z* N @) i5 K
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 ?, `/ n4 r2 y% T4 z, Q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 m4 \8 s3 j* {1 hgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 m; z% q. V( {5 [students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( t3 J6 F& v: |' A& i4 G3 a5 ^+ G
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% g! M$ c' N8 t3 W; |1 U3 u. ?5 SDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 ~. V/ ?* e8 o$ L+ k3 h+ I7 S
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The4 h6 h8 D9 n8 @2 Y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
0 J/ v4 n; C5 r- Q2 Ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first3 s! _" S4 o/ w8 M9 W
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, Z# J; }2 Y6 Y6 i5 R* y8 [7 p9 i# Q
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
4 h A# }! C% A: K# Vto absorb the full benefit of the program.) u6 J) r$ [9 d. ~, k9 N A
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
( d& X+ o5 O! teligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
: C0 B) S. D8 P N1 E1 G2 W: ]only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth! {( G" Y# E3 p, J# v3 |
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
# R! w2 j8 s$ @* e1 Y* Lunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of9 B9 F: u; z4 l. j
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 F2 |9 ]% s6 e/ G
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
# R0 O% [( q4 Z% u$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. @; D9 W- d) b, ^
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These+ Q$ A# o% ^! T# e+ X+ h
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 h1 W* s' f- u- H l6 a, v
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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