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Canada Learning Bond
p& R2 _ r) ]7 Q9 dThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning% P- T! _. b9 ]- Q; w9 Q$ A i
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- |6 u6 T# t# [1 X) F6 x+ x$ dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ u$ p5 ^2 V2 U7 o) d
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* C' f6 I- N3 H! \: c% {- a9 r; k
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.+ i c% |# w, j3 n' |
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 C* [$ n6 K" S$ v+ o+ ?
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 a" n3 B# I: y
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will2 Z2 R4 F1 @3 J
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. p! E1 J1 J+ _% Y6 U
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- y' X0 Q4 f9 ~$ gcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
, }! f& K/ w+ m. B8 i0 vAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) l3 |% d. k4 B9 u) q& A
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 r9 z% _7 p: rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
w" m P3 d0 S; d3 z: AAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 v a \) H6 Y! Z6 F: KDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
s5 X+ \* E+ ?/ \) z5 r; qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The) V/ `: A4 z5 A# s; _! G% S9 T
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
o) k2 u0 |$ U* E0 Z+ Gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 h5 e1 a: A. C+ g- ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
6 D5 T9 t" }, sonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
' k: z( O) {- { A9 J8 Wto absorb the full benefit of the program.. q+ W+ U) F( E
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 p! U! q1 b3 Q
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 \2 D7 C, a+ u# M" k/ n
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' ?# d: N0 x! H. ]1 N4 b$ }, T(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit w, i+ l) B( h z, o9 [
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" A( W u/ O" G* |, M* O' ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
3 j. l+ b+ x) c( [: T8 lfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 @* N) [2 k; H0 O6 D4 C) s; w$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of7 z: h1 T* R* i& W; v
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
3 W7 h8 R, a; n1 s+ z& m4 ~grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' s; R- J$ i1 e; S: v5 k6 I# [grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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