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Canada Learning Bond5 s( B# d7 A9 ]' s- H$ o+ t
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' n, g5 R7 A3 w% j* c
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s) O. r: H. ^( e
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ B# k4 N; y' N( x8 y5 H4 Z. Vfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive q* Z* y* I! N: Y4 |: l
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# f- H8 U5 t$ b3 N) vAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
, T1 N g# d# G/ \8 i4 m, D) jcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
6 S4 N6 A; o. B+ r- C# Jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
3 N' e3 ~; q9 d \1 ]2 o# {7 x" i) ecarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% ?5 G. e0 V# f1 K, S2 W# h0 K
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" s1 ^( T) J# R1 u2 Hcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.3 K8 _( R5 T$ P) P) k. w0 O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# A, m" H7 H0 s/ Z! u* V
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' P7 n) F0 H- Z- w5 B8 @% C5 a1 c. tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.$ y- z! P3 `9 n" i' b/ V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
, Z" m5 ?' \4 f1 U8 GDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and6 h3 m6 Y6 d% k3 x3 V
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The U# d' A5 O" S$ g5 \! ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
2 z& {2 Y: c8 [& D! Hchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ |6 _7 [7 T# b7 G
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
9 z. c5 @, }" |once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents4 e2 E. }1 L1 J
to absorb the full benefit of the program.( Z& {- i/ u- t* d7 [
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be8 J, i$ ^' x. U4 g/ b0 Y- g
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 q4 x8 N7 I( ~0 I# V
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
$ R, s( X4 G1 @7 d# A" |! h(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
& A* r+ b$ N( e. s1 Dunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of5 d5 n5 Q6 ?! D. P' _7 f9 F
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) c( |: c$ z9 o7 _0 rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 ]* |% D* l7 m8 A! {' r$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
U3 M1 @; y# q8 E/ H$ gthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These5 _1 i; E6 N. n4 e$ l3 ~) Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.006 H4 m& \& [* Y1 X" T* p; j
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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