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Canada Learning Bond
6 V1 a# }. m& T, }: HThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning0 C* C; n% l2 c& \& n8 [
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; H- K' f, ^, w, M1 e) apost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 s3 M; G9 d( d& I* y+ m! rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
9 R8 y, V( \9 O; ~7 X; s0 ^& V) Vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% G( o" U& Q9 Y6 q" \$ ?: F% w# ~
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ L I+ \7 X f. g; _5 t' Jcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 r! N; Q+ H8 Q. f* M
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# \+ n4 N! u8 r9 w9 ^2 v1 t
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
* A- b U) J/ e$ u2 p. _# \ lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
5 e2 g1 ]" k7 ?0 {( G3 d$ u+ mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ t" `- n8 S& l2 H& ~) sAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the9 [* [5 w4 J" w4 ^9 z( K W
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year5 z! F2 t$ `! ]6 P0 N: a
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.7 Z+ k2 ~4 G1 o2 J2 U; o
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; L1 D3 s+ E+ d& E$ K% n" q9 uDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and0 t6 S: w# n! E
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- `, u! M+ j8 @! X$ r8 Q5 L6 ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
2 X% h6 x/ e% m; _( p) W7 Vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 K ~" K2 _% @0 L6 O0 m, p- K
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
; r# \/ k' p7 g5 |once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 K6 O, ^3 Y7 jto absorb the full benefit of the program.5 c. s9 J) X0 y, M7 {
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be: Z( w |: Y/ O/ s( D3 x1 {- n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& i# W3 l! m n% x7 g W" Donly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" w$ s, R7 B3 J* G, ?8 `
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 L# ] c/ B) L
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
% @! o) Q2 x' w! t u/ m3 t! t) @- jschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
; v; i5 R- ?/ _/ Hfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
) a. G$ \5 Z# B! p* I5 Y8 @1 F$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( q9 R5 J& [! p, a7 U* u+ I; i
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These: }7 a5 E! T1 M. ]8 E7 ?' ^1 o5 q
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: E2 G8 Q9 l B; e6 b1 e6 ^
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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