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Canada Learning Bond# }* ~& @* T0 [! ? ~
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ y2 |5 h+ k3 A# C/ u1 W% mBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
3 b0 j4 R* _$ |0 M3 K# U" wpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 F& J7 V6 R( }1 u& ~3 wfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
- _7 `! P4 i$ t) p5 o( p% p5 t& dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.6 D! U" N' G1 T! o
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will' ?' K# ~. ]+ V& M! l
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond# b5 {6 Q z( c) O: B+ T c7 ]
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 e$ b9 u1 Y* M, Fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit/ i g$ M5 C8 C
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, f% {$ U C6 a: w: P% R; hcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 E& v' R1 D3 x1 E5 b3 s
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the0 ^1 j5 n5 J5 M6 E* e/ K% J
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" P! Q! b; C6 q- x6 n2 s
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 X6 F9 q' I( F7 C# |; R) |$ VAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
) O* {& x) J( I. n% U; DDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) I1 ~$ C8 a1 o4 ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, d' W& C7 x; |' q
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
6 J2 }: I. { g. _children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
+ B! h- j/ h- |9 r' f8 Fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' V$ v6 ?9 i0 V! g0 Konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
2 b3 o( o1 y4 |8 n8 S& v: `to absorb the full benefit of the program.- C& L/ I% C7 a5 K' f2 j
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( F& a( H% t, l. }9 z5 h
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. U' J! U9 ~, X
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth1 h" g! h9 X+ P; V8 w
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 z8 U2 d9 d) m- t! |4 e# junlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- k( ^1 i+ W$ B5 v. p S- uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 ~) ]& H! L6 E4 W4 Y
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent" l' C: Z5 ~9 m
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! q6 O! B9 T d8 t6 S. kthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These( m3 V( q! U4 I; }- S# @+ C7 Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.007 ~6 Q+ A' Y7 c6 z1 p
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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