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Canada Learning Bond' ^) Y; u) T* r- t( D4 y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning& A m9 X+ `1 p5 c' x# O
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 |4 A3 t7 S) Gpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
_+ X2 k% s5 z8 @; B7 M% Hfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; n3 Z4 |4 \2 x0 _0 |; Y. uthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.- T+ U0 i& ~' A2 U
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 U/ o5 Z/ D( o3 J( J1 V5 |3 K
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# B* O5 ^1 E1 O, u' Zinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will0 W& R* j5 x. K& B" F
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
; Q' ?2 f$ I2 _7 B. qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* s1 d; Q* A# Z. G5 s$ e/ ncould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 `- ?) Z' \6 D/ G5 \Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the$ i! F# s5 f1 j. k7 W
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year: A! C- S! N8 W, O
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 b4 j$ l ^8 W
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act8 I1 F* H9 y2 q% W8 [, ]
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and2 Z T1 B+ o( N7 K+ G9 N- |, m
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 v) H J4 E. t6 o+ Z/ }
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ ~& f8 S$ L: u3 gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* Y/ A j% d, u# u+ _) ~) Sglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ s0 R" X, P& p" h' A1 V
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 B% `3 Z: L& {) }' [
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 g* W3 _1 n% g/ q" n6 h& N* zAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 y6 F, E$ m2 G( S5 }) a6 seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- z9 e, E" R5 ~8 r5 c, `only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
; R1 d* E8 x) ~* U+ b$ L2 b1 p; N(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit8 H2 t, z; _& ^# L9 Y7 A4 P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* q; s, a4 s8 D7 e9 g# p9 @schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ b& H# O2 N* ~4 x4 F) ifor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 ?% d! h+ q! A. [$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) N3 V$ d! ^% X7 {those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
, v- e' e& X" `& j6 _grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
2 W5 R& W1 k. P& Q2 q, D7 Ygrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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