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Canada Learning Bond' p3 E/ z' N9 y/ t
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- a' X) V$ R1 X
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s2 o9 a4 ]2 Q8 S* R- F% a: L7 I& F
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 ]9 F& X0 o3 U0 y2 T" _families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
% @9 W* [* B3 r4 ^6 k$ R) gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: M# \' `& h: x) w
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will" q. `( z7 O7 R' E# n
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ T1 t1 l8 A$ ^7 T6 t! O einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will) O% S( K, T: Y9 C& f" ^) G
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit' `- i6 |4 p3 y) j4 ?: Y
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. F3 H3 m5 O2 X# C
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; T9 }0 \, \4 K$ p( i0 PAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the$ H$ x9 T& l* @( @1 I
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year w6 x$ }* C& ^& D
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.$ \% @% F: x3 Q* W/ y6 V; z$ b
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
: T- t5 ^8 `5 `# R" KDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and/ n+ @ Y% q* a! j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
% C' I! L( U' U, _7 k0 _8 yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! A3 Z v; H+ i# }9 R! A6 R. _+ v
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
5 R7 ^) t! P# M6 |) p: ]! lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
. y# A* ~, E" w) _- b9 Wonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 w0 S; |8 X. L( `; I7 tto absorb the full benefit of the program.# ~2 ?! H" H h! f! l2 @9 s! x9 e
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 Y" Q/ {, [4 b5 d
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 T( ~# D: y* d; ~9 d5 ?1 G+ Z
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth3 g% \, a& G1 x3 u, i8 L$ f$ ?
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
. ]$ A" `% S6 wunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of) w ~: O5 S( w/ Q
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 A/ N& d9 b" ]
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 k* d) k' k$ G9 ?; J/ m+ ~$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 j7 \# }; S; |. u( ^: Q0 jthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
! I0 y, u1 j: r( p: h" F" c8 N5 mgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% j) d, [+ H! l( c# v" \. zgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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