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Canada Learning Bond
1 ~5 {+ E' U* @) X' n8 ^% `The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning5 |! V V$ z1 z' k) s. M
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 Q3 n% M1 t2 T2 f
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 ?5 i" J% k5 O5 @- c) o* Z/ D# \families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" v6 E* g0 x ]2 j! @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, C# h" T8 q& }Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( e( \# Q1 g6 G$ tcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ k5 \9 _. Y9 ~. A2 _
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( B! I) o( y9 R8 f$ ^6 ]: v. }
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- m0 ~' I& |! U& \* h! N }from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 V0 w1 i, `( P1 `
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# _# v' r9 z0 q! a: d) PAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" d; t% {% P# o+ X9 egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
, X" Y. Y+ n8 Zstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
/ k2 e9 i1 v; G( m5 JAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ _. Q1 H. {2 t0 lDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and! h7 Z! n- r/ e& s
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( Q+ a6 F2 @$ S: r" u( Kprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have7 s8 v( x, w$ d+ t$ b0 P6 l
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first( f+ z6 [! Z& y; w7 n" [
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* I2 m. k$ g s" h4 ]once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents/ r/ ~5 f5 L. O/ y# n
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 ^ i( a+ J# K- O& wAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. p9 F6 n0 j# `2 C: feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will j# `- R/ n2 ~% }. c9 n! \
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 X* q" A9 ]( y+ M4 _(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
* q6 h9 ]1 L9 F. p' w9 r Gunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 X( y/ D# ?3 ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, p% G4 g" \1 |* V' g, ^
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
) B$ P2 | e X1 x7 V. f$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
+ r1 }5 }" ~7 }0 m. r# }those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These! s% ^' R: [1 f
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* _" T6 I4 ^% `7 i% w
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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