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Canada Learning Bond0 M1 J8 o2 c; f0 @' ]% A) U8 @
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
9 r# N' O- B; g/ P: C1 {Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- L$ @# H2 K6 F! ~0 T9 Qpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 U" Z) ^1 K; V3 ffamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 z+ a1 a" p9 }% A
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 J: C' Z2 a, e; B5 I4 j
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; h" M# E( a* a# V* S3 |4 o$ E4 f4 J
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* C- Q, F" A# E3 Yinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
3 K X0 j* [- Gcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
% J* S: P; }% ^' `/ Efrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' ~& A/ n6 P2 Y+ F6 tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" H8 |5 Y" e# hAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) G$ }) M' E; H) a
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year+ ~2 P% i& w+ N
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.: I# a* {9 \; u
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" q2 x+ t# X7 Z" t1 P' a
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' S+ v1 L% F9 g( ?0 Dsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
2 x. e4 v- p* ^# q4 yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) l- _8 E! k) r+ }0 M9 Achildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
5 ?' h3 T) I; o3 o) e/ Sglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 x, p( b, N- z! }6 P Q( c2 L
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
# C! |9 d% Y* { A+ X" b6 V7 n7 bto absorb the full benefit of the program.6 {( T" i( E2 a% f2 Y) a. B
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; a# p3 K3 |) w* }/ j5 [2 beligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will E: X- I5 Z. Z: E! f6 V' N' _
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
" U3 b0 f* B# K2 F! ](though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
E g! R* V( o runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of a N" B. l' J3 }
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" ^- j, B. b( Q: Jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 r: o3 g& c1 g/ J7 u: o$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
' s& g9 G7 f: u% n4 b% ?/ Rthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 a- e& q& l- G- b# \/ @
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 ~8 { F/ `+ \# r9 F& ?# Zgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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