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Canada Learning Bond# B. u6 K) ^! u: k
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% `* k4 E& M/ m) a+ eBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
% k6 S8 ]2 M1 `' _8 Apost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
, c5 j% |$ i9 c- I0 Mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" w. I0 Q A; I1 {6 ^the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
A7 x# d) k: r* q' FAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will: N0 l# _ m9 i* @
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond4 T" x1 u) j- V' u# F j3 f/ M9 ~* K
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will% N. ^+ I- j% X& e! O
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 m5 X5 X; u, E% y/ r% p
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ u7 H; W: V8 q% B/ @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ Z* B: l& e. y/ @' x! v1 \Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# c5 U$ j7 H) `( o) V/ |
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- ~' I: E0 U5 v* B& T3 k2 U
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
& S8 z3 q# @, h( V# b/ ^7 t PAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 b% A0 \8 j! y
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and k7 G5 {9 H3 N+ e3 q: ~4 v
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( |! r$ }* u$ C6 Sprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have" |- t& E$ D& k5 l' |! s* u
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
. \ K5 Q% G8 Mglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 E! u. q+ L# k* K U5 Z+ }6 Sonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents' @ D' z# D" `- L
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 ~. S3 ^+ _0 g6 H7 u* TAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be8 Y0 ]. e7 m0 f1 x
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
$ ~" i0 {3 G! l0 d+ `9 donly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
$ e% b2 Y. ~, N t+ J9 N0 x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
! m2 B( e# I) H2 t3 v4 ^; e! qunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of4 y j' X! Q' `% X# ~* T
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# ?8 \& x' G0 b* {
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
+ h5 z$ K& O6 \, ~7 h X$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* C. ?/ ` m9 ^& Bthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 n) b& D0 p8 K0 V) r v% r: Igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 d! g* Q/ Z% Y* Dgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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