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Canada Learning Bond2 f# ~9 }4 i/ G
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" u7 f# r, o( q9 i2 P+ g7 V+ C
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
" J+ o( C3 R3 ?& p+ i% Qpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome& J- k! L' @6 O, e% ~5 q4 _9 X
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 z& V# I) M7 I% c2 g, l- tthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.; x2 k1 X- s, z/ @9 ~! l
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 [- F- g/ \/ H# H A2 f/ wcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
6 K! _+ }, I }1 }/ M, [$ S# Ainstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
* v0 ^5 J, ?7 j4 o4 O8 _, f8 pcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! J+ N/ V* a* o' kfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household8 @# r# \8 l+ n5 ^# _
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
! _+ w( }4 x- U4 tAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 A: O; Y$ b8 _* I' o+ ]& B3 Mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 J7 E: q. F7 Estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* ?0 N8 f: f4 u7 l7 H0 w& m8 UAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
( A: X ?# R V G% ZDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% o, h* J1 a$ Q$ Y
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ {% Q1 n3 s# n. _' q
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have m6 w" R: J5 A2 ]% R
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
6 n! D6 N% M" [, V$ R1 ?glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
, c' I% s; K/ U# `once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 ]. r% z( R; f. ato absorb the full benefit of the program. e1 K2 I4 A" @9 O5 X. m( a
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
- p/ U9 ^$ @, h8 |+ o- ^* u. Veligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
4 t7 `5 o9 ~8 p8 s9 v, U4 u- \3 x' ionly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth. d' W3 q y* q* c/ H& d8 O
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
' k9 T& h7 R! H2 w% P" E- ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of. n! @3 i- o: l Q1 K3 W
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 t1 f3 O& k% N( U# o' Sfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. r( j1 s8 M8 q/ r% ~5 T$ s6 T
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
8 S' u1 _6 U9 J: sthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
3 {! ~; u" u! K6 g6 w& s& egrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
: c" E0 [& W" ?/ j, V$ N, pgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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