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Canada Learning Bond& }. ~0 S$ j3 Y& ?$ w( |7 l8 Z
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 C2 R4 A: V; B9 I2 s- QBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s: d4 B' G2 `; p+ ?" A9 Y. k; P
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
i5 i- ?' H# ^9 V' ?families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# j# h" g- d4 }/ k6 j2 T
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond." W0 w# J/ f J1 }4 A" [
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ o. `0 P: A. U' [* Zcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
4 Y" }; h( e$ U! t4 S; Einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will2 o6 m. \/ ] w; W+ a
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! b, G. a- Y) I; ]5 ~from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household; A$ w( Q) y7 R" E2 S$ Z
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
& q {3 t- X* `7 {8 {Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 e3 _2 \) t8 ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
0 j5 S) \+ j2 G- q+ Ystudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. i% S1 b& q( v
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
) }$ K+ h# g: _' ]2 GDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 D# r5 i2 w; j( D" x" o7 o( U. Jsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
5 D. ~5 y8 ~% A3 n7 i( Hprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
( S" E. A2 L0 y/ I4 I# Z- ?" x+ vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* x0 Q9 c5 J: q- K0 w6 ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' r3 b" I% ?- x1 ?7 M( y7 t! qonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents( r& p4 s! ^3 d* F: L, I8 w8 _. ]& b
to absorb the full benefit of the program.& M# ~4 p7 T! a
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be0 N- K# Y; F) m! ^6 _+ q
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will' [1 b* v3 `1 [
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
( B9 N" }- a0 ~(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. C4 y3 \0 S" v- h7 |) z' a
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
! B) @: D8 m+ u. Hschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) ^) \8 J* _* T/ rfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
& X9 B& p# n, y& I$ p4 O$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- D* t& d3 b1 U7 f
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These# b4 z$ u- S: a: h, L9 ^9 z' M
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 g% O# k \* ?9 n; A7 m
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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