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Canada Learning Bond3 T8 w( s2 h0 c: j
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; t! e4 H8 N1 M& Y8 ~
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
9 K: o. s6 o8 Y) c zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome; N& ^ B6 e" {9 V; D1 d; @
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive1 m) u3 i: F1 S3 m
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond. r g" s `" t
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* @8 a) T0 V5 X/ h9 x: xcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! f, t! e% g6 Z. ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will! ]( y1 B0 H0 _* Q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 ?2 a4 R8 {$ |3 s# @2 v9 E6 X
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 `" E9 }0 Q: I' ^7 q0 Z3 M
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 k, m% f: t* a& `4 ]
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' {. ]; P0 M3 z$ u, G W- @' Sgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year# R- c% ?+ P" b3 l( O
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 s" i1 `) J( A: _% ^8 _$ t: v) x; ~Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
" p" d( z& A! FDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# R' U7 ~6 i2 I! n! t9 X9 a
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
. C: Q1 J' W$ I$ S) v# `* v0 Bprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
% y8 C P, P& t/ u# ~8 Rchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first; c* Z3 T4 c# r0 T" J- ~1 {! |
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
$ P+ p5 r" h( _7 \once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) C1 F! D( {8 [; m: ]6 Mto absorb the full benefit of the program.0 j( Q( m6 e1 m, D% \% R
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be; }' a& _9 i* H' |
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 K1 C6 `; S, }, m. m, l
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
( J+ q$ M5 L0 H' C1 g, a: H# U(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
, A- e; f( W6 ^% h0 Hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of' T5 h) s. y1 L& R1 {% F. R/ n3 N
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 s4 W S0 J/ Y4 X
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent S V% J/ W9 n( a; z" f
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 m4 J! \' F9 \6 D8 c9 V! `6 zthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
0 P% a% w7 b: G5 tgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, G( {3 d" q( ~' a9 egrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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