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Canada Learning Bond
, n9 J: }: n! J/ ~2 FThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning( i" Q8 f! \# R5 J3 {& y
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. ~2 i" K- b% P5 ^post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome% L& W/ E0 m+ q' p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive) q' k$ |( X* f3 V; b
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.- ]8 h6 B2 Q+ j5 z
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
7 r, B5 J1 p) Tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 O! H" T5 O. K2 i0 n; c/ N) d+ W
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; p( t# O |: I* F3 [, q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 T7 }( D% g) E# c
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 F& w; ~" h+ O6 Mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.* b1 u% D' Q8 t* u% X& \- n, H# }
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the& v# O. }7 d. D; `
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, n2 z( e$ J) j1 H) L5 u, L5 l# Y: q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
% B n6 B" s ] N. DAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 `4 W/ }+ K. ?% Q: ^% ]0 H. D: t
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, T4 Y9 j& c: ]/ O+ z4 T6 {4 ]8 psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The8 r3 g" n# A8 k+ J0 Z) H
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
" t& w; O+ E$ D* S& v/ Y l0 Kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
- z* \0 ?; ?/ d1 jglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,, o1 q! u. ]1 t) Y1 v5 N
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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9 X S0 r# h) v8 F( J5 m1 AAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; O$ ~" C/ X. ?& |4 x3 x6 }2 F% [eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ t- k, }' V3 E5 A1 j/ C/ |1 m# monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth z4 i; w; C% u( |6 b
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( p; d$ g4 y) S) P$ v1 |6 V
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
5 ~4 B: e" H: Fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, N/ ]* L+ m) E5 |/ D! r! @) I
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
7 `4 S& h1 T% Z: b+ e$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of; Z4 [( `. l" t& k0 F0 C
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ R, r* a+ @4 d7 G
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00, ~+ G. k* ^+ g
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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