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Canada Learning Bond
4 n$ I2 ]; i7 n3 B* f9 `/ |, F0 o8 MThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
1 e5 f* p. n/ K5 d1 DBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* G0 J3 p D; _( j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 C( X- O; W; M" N1 _5 G8 y6 mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( K0 d* q% W9 }/ Q5 \ x
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
/ d, P& ~. p" |Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ \# e# S! M1 Q: U0 ?9 D+ Xcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 |% z3 S3 L7 s7 Q4 X3 \
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 t& Y e( q2 h+ O! b; K0 s% V
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( Y* W) p" T+ n& Mfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
& N A9 q0 S" }8 S) z3 Bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.% _% }) p2 n" U8 g
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ s0 D) D N, i' @7 {' u# `government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, r: L) \: g" s7 W. v3 X
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 J, h& F: S: U$ I% R, l# ~& z1 C
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) ?5 X% N8 |- Q! R. Z; V0 H
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and3 ~* R& Z S w5 O8 V7 @0 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
0 i# e+ f* p/ t' s" u: Aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
0 D$ D$ b0 K( Kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ q; D+ k* M/ Z! k
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 j G: X$ _( G! x( q1 D; \
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 D8 R7 r1 l, Zto absorb the full benefit of the program.
5 S+ x/ ]' M0 b% L) xAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- t' e, T9 W* F" O
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. p0 R; t$ J0 a5 v6 K' ]0 b/ K: `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
: e' C h# A9 c, x! M, P" I; t7 X(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 z5 t# s. Z. Q4 X( k' s3 ]
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( a2 y3 H7 ~' K
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
: ~ D8 f% w- a9 Z" lfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( g- x! `" N2 B3 o+ {$ R) E$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of0 E* C. B* H2 |5 j
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
, E- m- X! T7 K& f6 E& y( ?' M! Ugrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 S7 B# n( v* P. _grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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