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Canada Learning Bond9 | G; }6 U5 H$ j+ G
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' F D9 l( b/ o, O* }. M
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
9 s3 g/ G8 b Lpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. a, w$ X# N; g" y: ^$ `, S
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! q! q9 a3 P9 y0 J% j9 u
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 I6 I% ]0 I" R" U# ]1 ~! V4 T. D
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% E5 E% S t [4 e5 E, B3 |continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* F" ]% P+ z/ s7 Kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( l: B0 `! V7 f
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
) u2 j* z1 \) j/ x6 N% |from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
6 H9 J, n) B4 ^, n- @$ Ucould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 M( g+ @' z: z. u
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the& y0 i+ o/ t$ ~2 w5 O0 ]
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year+ J: |" k8 [0 D, v9 [* A
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ ?+ n, `. T$ \
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ [% D5 j+ r2 g0 D# e! m/ q$ n; d' TDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. L$ N# C# D- X% l6 O6 r
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The7 h6 w8 S- a$ U! B( a2 a/ O
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have' e$ m3 J8 I* Q; T$ O
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 b8 [2 a$ Z' E& r. m3 i; \
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* J# C) l: f$ ~" R4 gonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents S1 @$ S0 G# _- { \/ Z
to absorb the full benefit of the program.0 \: ]3 D$ D5 H ^, P+ X. {$ O8 E
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
! A" q& g% [8 |) `6 U; ?eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will- _, [" t6 _( D+ {, F
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth# z+ M, N, u8 L5 t6 v
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 _" [5 l* b: x! j% P2 T. U+ c: }unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ _" w! ~; C: L, d) ^& T# F' J
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 Q. f: L' z) H8 o$ _
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 i, j( k" h/ X9 Y1 L: I$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of+ q5 E, _# \* p0 R& D
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" `! N& W) Q; _& t; I) g K+ s4 L1 Ggrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 o" R# N3 Q: p1 X4 o5 V1 v
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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