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Canada Learning Bond. F. A+ T0 K) K R' E6 J
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ J h3 s4 S) c* Y4 s
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s, |' ], d7 w: m5 G/ O8 y6 ~. W
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 u, e( r L2 F6 J C
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive. `/ D- c5 m6 ^0 i8 w7 N9 G
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# N3 c0 t1 r- y% \4 {# F' Y- `Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
" s7 F+ g, Q; |( ~. z, N$ ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! p2 V3 q) r8 a. K/ O+ _/ n" b3 ?7 Pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
! w0 Z" E8 d! u' Q) M1 K: rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
$ K. Y6 x. c' `8 E+ ^5 }from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
# v4 s( a6 b( e( o; l* w3 Ycould receive up to $2,000 for their education.# b- T; J4 q& v8 e
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# K3 y( B- C# n" g3 k0 ugovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
: ]2 b- r. h7 d+ [9 `students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 m$ c' C6 h9 K" C1 V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act# h$ W9 @$ Y2 q1 u
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) W6 l5 N0 X7 k* \subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 p2 S; R; J2 ]4 a" u; \
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
4 }' ~' I* t: ^/ u0 Vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 G) ^2 Y) T& n6 E" O) qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
j3 I/ p a; s2 S# Y0 F$ N( yonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
! p9 p2 `+ ^' w& \2 J1 a$ }to absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ t X/ ]$ q, [7 |6 kAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be q! R. j$ V0 A; D# `+ B! J
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 e$ h4 a! S" |" \/ m0 L/ j# N
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' K$ n) ^8 ^+ }* o2 ^. C5 B+ i(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% S* A- K, f9 a% Iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 ^( i* B" w% E- F3 Mschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- B% a3 t+ q0 N1 A6 ?7 h5 j& u
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 R0 w" u5 z; _) s' _ `/ F' ]$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( t1 C: I/ {% |% V( Y5 _
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; B4 Y; U% r' ]grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00% Q3 V s+ z! o; Q1 H
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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