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Canada Learning Bond$ |7 i0 m8 D" u
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning. \- P/ `0 d8 F# H
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s2 C; @+ j# H; h8 l( Y# T$ a
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 Z( J7 y& n# @# {" F z$ x4 mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive4 g( c8 }3 P$ Q+ {; C$ D
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
_4 ~. _' i- j5 @6 j" NAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will, f- G6 r* F9 N
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 t+ W# N3 K! A3 [* I# tinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; C/ M. `1 X+ n, o# [- s0 L
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- o& C9 b, A6 y2 L) k1 Vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 Z# x3 @% G0 X" o' I, ]
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) O& e+ T+ @& ~8 T$ n% GAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the: q- W( N% L- k6 ?" x
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ h5 o; g, V& d/ \# k
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.! H, A0 m1 _% b7 I; G4 a l) [" l
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act1 G% A, r: t- ^$ l& C) W( ^
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* ]$ N1 E5 e- q+ V4 _" I
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* ]& i1 q4 f, w$ P$ c3 J
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# ^: R, c$ x0 E2 j$ {' j) J
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first# u* W( f; Z! W4 d# g
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' v7 z7 x3 @- C; c' B! honce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; L: p/ j- S) y E9 d5 S2 j3 sto absorb the full benefit of the program.
! C. z s3 }" T! D) zAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 y* r1 h7 U" t3 Seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 ?$ d/ U# b& M* h" L. j
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth( ~$ f) r% g: b
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; m D3 O. o: B3 `0 y* f) K! a
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( @, r/ M' p' F$ H9 H/ X, Y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
8 b. s/ @6 l4 I0 t. n K- b8 Cfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
$ ^" O+ Z% u! N5 z$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- A) B+ n+ e0 U
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These- T8 E/ j! L2 L+ {; [+ W
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 e v! k4 q. p( Y
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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