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Canada Learning Bond
- I# C8 W0 f5 A4 |/ \! T0 o' ?The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 _) M. G. p6 A N }) a @ gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 s' j! w6 i; J1 K3 m. q! fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome i8 H3 O' m! s# [, h2 ?
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive' q+ c ^8 T) U" [0 H. V9 q- w
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ Q' G' V/ {) ~
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! E0 K+ v. Y. z/ u
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond, j" x( o' a' r9 c0 ~
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will6 K) T3 @! K Z2 \6 ?
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 e3 C5 x1 x7 qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
8 R1 E3 O, s) `2 b8 Jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education." [5 d% Y' G0 Y! d
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
1 p P$ p- ^; l; \) {. egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ D, r: f. O/ G0 V! _% T- G
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
$ }& s) q) I' D/ b- R. N: I8 kAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- W# F8 T" Z) w% H! w/ i
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* y2 `- H% T* P/ p6 _0 a; ?3 ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 E1 @7 X) u" J
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
. B W4 ^* D& \( b5 n! Ychildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
! Z3 X& V9 _& V* n6 p/ ^0 Hglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,* N" Y0 E3 ]1 I5 C# {. N0 s) }) U) _# S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ M- D! M' v& A% z" S+ S! I1 E( Gto absorb the full benefit of the program.
# l& Y$ G/ E1 W ^8 k4 ^7 C3 ]Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
, Q. n: h' d: veligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. q0 p) A( q1 J7 \9 s
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 H0 z* Q$ c( i- c6 X' m
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 a1 s$ E z5 V+ }+ r" M. U
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 ?! E _* y& X; P8 h3 [$ u
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" [. t5 v! B. f: H m& Nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 C' [2 r: K. i/ v" o. e
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
5 U" S8 f8 m* W. G1 q' |5 |those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These. D) i! M, W! E. a7 J
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* ~& [7 z# C6 l' U( c1 F: a; [$ [
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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