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Canada Learning Bond# m+ a7 {8 ~9 y$ S) |7 a
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
* E8 P2 L+ [& m# s) YBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s) M5 W' S9 c2 {) {% Z/ f
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. `1 K" _) P7 b& G, }/ d7 H- q1 o
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
# s( c; D" _9 Mthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
$ o, c& Y3 t# P' h* D( VAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
! n6 D0 ?+ \$ {5 K2 Tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. w7 ?8 k1 y" p
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
7 _/ i+ Y4 [: R9 o1 \ e1 `4 i/ E6 ucarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. M; W5 m, l2 g
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household# ^( K2 |8 {: u$ F: I( L7 O* [
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ A7 p. h m T; O; Q) t* b4 IAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* S3 X0 ?+ k) u2 `
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% T: D9 r9 y# L
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.* e6 o- A$ c: c! z X2 Z
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act! y$ j+ b2 y9 a5 C7 B
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' l3 K, L# h5 C3 x" l- {
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The& t) E3 x/ Q0 T4 U; b4 `
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
% r3 P9 _+ ` o& J+ L- t# Gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first; M( Y: c- i' j3 K6 I: N' ~
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that," F8 @! _* D6 h3 I% h# F3 j
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents: t1 ^. n( `0 @- Z$ k! M
to absorb the full benefit of the program.: T5 e" F u- u
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) p# e2 l( u2 F- T m' deligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will P" u; F2 T' h( m- b+ B
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
2 F B1 B) n: y. W' E f(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit# h3 ]7 Z9 Y" k6 e. b
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( ^/ X0 g/ j3 [; g8 C; F
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 ?$ _ _% D: f) L
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- G! g5 i* w8 {7 x2 K" ?& b. Z0 K; D
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 y% V+ B1 [' ?+ @ p+ D
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
# g, {& \& m/ q6 @grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 ]8 I2 [5 Q, y% @' O+ g( D
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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