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Canada Learning Bond3 b8 A( Y- F( T/ x. U
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 k6 Z+ J( k. M9 T; K0 H* Y* [Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s# [) z3 ^' @, g/ X* u# f( ]$ H! k
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome$ F) Q! Y" k. r5 S5 q1 ]. S; W
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive. A) b" {+ }" z" b9 h& @/ t
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. s! V4 H3 G$ N% f& R
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will' W7 A% o! a' e# U( F
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
7 j4 H1 I% _; l* f+ W& z" Winstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. ]& @8 O3 R% F4 L; Q4 g5 m: A
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, h$ _' I* t2 O6 U& B2 S \
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 n) w/ S2 J9 Z" H: U! \could receive up to $2,000 for their education.# w# i, U6 w1 [ [& Q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
B& H& S* z- h2 p/ u+ Xgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
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Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 F) X$ f4 @4 b) s5 F( }9 EDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 G. y9 f* D2 Bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
& _1 e% D8 I9 C6 K! _& ~program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 S/ p& ?. }* `) Q) G+ d
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
) @! z2 ?) A% ^$ `. W* D4 K9 d8 d9 Aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
- R( H$ f9 @, e5 }2 {2 P0 p2 Aonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ m. p* ~! Y( X5 h. Ato absorb the full benefit of the program.
, k) @6 h( n H5 q6 KAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 s0 ?( w! J3 n6 g" K; Ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 ?- d3 i* U4 k( Q
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
/ _7 {+ F( M" G' \2 \(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. Q( x* ^; Q6 \6 P, a" p& B
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of7 h7 c @4 Q& V V+ l c4 N
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,! W0 Z0 V. X/ e' C Q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent, A( G% r2 @' R* H& a7 U% @: p
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of X$ C8 s3 \' c% l. H# G
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These; e0 K+ m K6 n$ _% y8 N
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.004 K c1 }' ^+ W. }( @: t
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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