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Canada Learning Bond/ _8 C2 Y* V2 k+ b
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 X9 ^* l. s) XBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
& X2 R S: j" e p* n: Lpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome$ n# c- `8 N& U4 W
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( _1 h3 @: y8 a. }
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.! } {2 m1 B8 F B/ G# I% [
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 Y3 q' F6 q( O4 g8 @ ?continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 o) M+ ^8 S9 I0 ^! |
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will L) E! D& n1 o, n' E& B
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit3 N4 l I/ p( ?
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
' ^! P' F7 B! k1 D: V- ?4 ]2 w$ hcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
7 O( p$ r. T" R3 dAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; V& ?, N9 ~, d6 O. C+ o/ F6 f2 Z. c8 Ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 p1 T. P7 `1 M' N: x$ tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ u' M( V9 M; T/ k. n2 lAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act7 A1 T& A3 R9 O( i; B
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
0 D" b: G/ [+ V. x5 Ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
2 V+ {1 y2 n9 iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& i6 r5 D2 ~) `; U N
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 C' N( a; r- H+ ^6 Hglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that," y3 b; F7 |, b+ |# Y$ q
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& _9 z' [) L; W# F4 p
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 u+ t% V. c6 v4 R! W( W6 ^& vAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 g) t% ]) l# }" D! G+ w( ]
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 @ H; m% J5 J1 D) K' monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth: O$ T( a W, q* A3 a/ D
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 A% q: u9 U, i6 v* V; r
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 l+ g9 g/ j3 f9 O( Ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
1 |5 A Q) r0 K: B4 Bfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent$ j7 W9 Y& _9 Q' k( C1 x
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 O" u* p" g9 w% M8 T
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* c, |/ R# ?5 G
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 a) @; f! e7 N! n6 }0 S
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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