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Canada Learning Bond
/ v1 o% l% w, x. @4 m- t5 \2 e# `The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 m; r) @" f( h' [) I% S3 d
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
8 ]% d: ^, b/ q( O0 Fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- t0 k$ w% T: A+ w- A" N
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive$ m3 ?/ S( j5 V( I
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 ^& [2 x- C' Q; K' T2 [2 u; VAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will( {5 A6 M& x; O1 [6 m
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 ?( {" C* f4 V. l; Z( N+ D0 {
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. O' _+ ]. E% }: y8 Dcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. T* J8 D& f0 i' u1 P8 e
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: f9 l2 Y8 a* x0 Q5 w) R' T0 w7 J
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" _7 D) J/ B. w& B; S# ]Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ T5 r$ Y" j2 n8 p+ Ugovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
, u' i3 P1 x% J' R$ t/ Y3 Tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 Q" q; M3 S, m
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- u* `/ \' S# W0 T- D R. B4 w5 I
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and5 V H0 ]8 ` y; [7 W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! D# c0 m# I4 I+ ]
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have8 A7 p2 ]7 O+ _ P+ N( Q. V: h# Y
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
( E% j" a# m0 |1 m' P0 Yglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
k, i9 w# K9 q" u/ n# g* l8 c1 V! I1 @once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; ]( t( W' w, e7 N' P$ s/ w6 mto absorb the full benefit of the program.
; }, `' v7 a: x% L* XAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# Y+ C: R- l: B+ T& ]eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
i* \+ I3 T" O" s4 y. Sonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ n% q+ m; s% l6 ~. N' O; w
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( S$ }5 @8 r! g+ v5 e
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ B4 J; L( @: n Z, y$ w( k
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,9 m2 Q. D6 }; L- [
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
& Q% r" ?# e- C# n4 a3 z$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- z, S- R6 W H- T5 [" u$ j: w
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
$ O; d9 U* o }1 S, m' @grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 p7 j' Z; B! o; i; T% W* f
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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