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Canada Learning Bond R; d; Q( K' e+ f: \
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 M! |1 A5 {! X3 H6 F: q& T' JBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
2 v1 `9 w4 K- E( Zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome; C9 v/ t# q9 {6 H+ e: j' [( x1 g
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- t ^' X; v6 X8 b$ M# }" m
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 u+ b* E) ^# |8 n: uAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will1 |) o' T' P; ^/ `& i% B7 j% K, R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' \/ `: A0 v& a' Q+ |8 P
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; I. v X+ Z! y, g, }4 M: X0 \5 j
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" B0 J. J/ d3 i+ X# e* G7 w
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" V4 B. C+ B$ z: U
could receive up to $2,000 for their education., }3 y; J; j) f
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the( o" w( [! `7 k6 a
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 `% Y1 E2 T3 B/ H( O3 b
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.1 w2 C' ^: y# o# a: W+ ?
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act, S- q0 X) Q4 {/ l
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
: l. ] E% s5 i3 `$ Psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* o, O0 U7 X: n$ g9 o8 v
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 C6 X# {, }, v1 s$ r( L/ g) K
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 S) a$ ]0 ~! R/ p( B; r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 t+ W1 r$ C- ]) A& @! @
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents' B7 F* H! h0 D, q( a
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
5 x) g% V6 K: g# ]7 T2 }5 \5 LAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 M* y3 x, b- p% P3 {eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# f6 U y: P0 h" N! N; n. O+ Yonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ [: e: g7 m/ d( R# m
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 F3 ?" B7 w1 ounlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of% ]% J) Y/ o; U/ c9 M& h8 z) z
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: a; k+ Z7 K! `' W5 O" u; Q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 k9 K* P0 k- k# ~2 D+ y8 y! }$ {$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
' ?; [4 H( F* y& y) c+ hthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These: g: c( r/ q- C
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, f6 v0 T: o( O4 X: U1 q, Agrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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