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Canada Learning Bond
3 o+ Z* y( N; X5 V, F# C+ aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning0 L: ]' M/ h8 a( @( o
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! Z6 {* r0 b% G/ V
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
& w2 {+ P# ]8 dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
9 a7 B6 K1 p$ j9 H, ^the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
E+ Y7 a ^ l$ V1 R- q5 p; U' _Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- f0 S+ U, k9 g* Gcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
' x5 ]2 V$ ]0 f6 dinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 G) s5 m% l2 `. x" Q; k$ N4 ^
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 i! p5 V+ f9 B" N1 v3 w$ I. S2 T
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
+ k0 u: ^) u# V/ y; m( Zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.& @1 u* h8 x5 I, q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# H4 u# y) a/ }/ k+ ^8 D) z, [government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ K7 Z) g* s2 f- B. v( h. {) P
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.* Z4 |4 R A+ U4 M4 ?6 ]$ Y/ `
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act( j. Y$ Z0 F1 e$ A6 s5 T
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and& X* J y: a1 I) p& P( x
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The7 W# |+ J- u8 P: t& L4 K8 Y: P1 @" |
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have7 l5 P& ?9 P/ n: J: ]
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
5 W6 d2 {0 a% H( q) Cglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,3 j* B' ]( A2 l. I8 Y" C
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* T6 |3 Z: ]9 ^ {3 Nto absorb the full benefit of the program.
) y9 D4 x$ ]& b! YAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( x" [+ e' m" v+ b S
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
1 v( T$ t$ L) b6 ~" Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- D2 x9 P' _! Y5 }& z, g(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit2 C5 b$ X# q+ t
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ X& N5 B+ @* r/ m6 \, Q
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* n% ~, P4 f; \: g4 z% Rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. c# m5 t! ~+ B5 y
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
' I) y5 u) \- b) X6 u! \0 C1 cthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 [5 c. b) n6 E+ L$ sgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00. \! y2 k F1 ?0 @+ Y
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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