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Canada Learning Bond0 A7 M P- P" `. O k
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 P2 \! O1 u& F6 g( KBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( n3 m* W. A* ]* C% H+ g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
. e, v: y0 \/ d. b% m* @families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
2 L7 o8 b8 P/ r- E) ~9 Jthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
4 i9 ?# `! A! `. u G' y( V& ~/ i2 g9 gAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 b& p0 C6 Y8 A( s
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' c5 ^) S, S9 T) c- y# B
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- @$ F) g/ F# P0 i1 Acarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, n3 J: g: q: a6 T) K8 X: D
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% s) X6 x, W2 b* s
could receive up to $2,000 for their education./ E( r5 m$ |! ^" f& |2 \
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the5 o( {2 h3 A% ?; k8 a2 l: Q
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' W1 A* |+ J+ D+ [; L8 Mstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. @3 J$ x' v% G0 }* |4 g: a! ~) _
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 u, z! X, q! A- H( ]* H
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
% n$ D" ^) b$ R% J( ]+ ]subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" i* c% c# B j) J' ]& R9 [; aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have' e# V) G5 B* a. P
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first6 X. K& A- M2 o/ L
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ x( j O9 x# o. j' @
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
A. k, y$ H6 _" D" m3 r* Eto absorb the full benefit of the program., g1 ^) G' @- {* G/ c) j3 z N! z; u+ Z
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be0 {5 w1 K5 ~: m% p8 K
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
1 x: d! T1 p' w- v" A7 W. Xonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) e* E; I/ J$ B( H
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
# I+ [+ Y/ m' t# m9 dunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of5 K7 H8 n! W4 `. n5 `
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) W7 y( Z7 N# Q% K! o3 L; n) Y3 ]& j
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( i0 K9 x; [! j; F$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- {/ n$ n9 _ l* U: G. ?- B" T
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
& I0 L# F- D* H0 P5 xgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 r7 r) g& K; a4 N3 Mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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