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Canada Learning Bond; @2 D$ n, Q, i# ^/ _/ M! T
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" @6 Y; D+ K. t+ U$ ~) j3 zBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ D' c5 ]' g& S, l/ F4 Ypost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 Q4 k7 u$ J7 B' O+ {, u4 Cfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive& f' C' V, u7 j Q5 _2 q7 g; r8 k
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 R+ d; _, W/ b8 g q# ^, OAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
! F6 ~! _* \4 f6 k2 pcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) N1 e2 r* |& C: N) P
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
( t8 f1 _ `! bcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 a# _9 D7 _" r, Tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 ^" h; w5 B( B9 n9 b6 j
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.5 M$ f/ j$ d( N# U
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ t; Y/ }: n5 D! ^government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
# K7 `0 M, C8 X, s) Istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year., @4 G6 D) H- }4 n+ d3 @
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 S5 L: t! m4 O! N! ^
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 c& \: \% X7 d! ~. c, \subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
8 z. c# m x8 B/ c& V2 Vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ l; L! g0 \6 D/ z0 |" r C0 Achildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first i _/ \+ _8 e% H. N ]7 h* _. V8 p
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 Y' i4 W7 f% _
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& R2 l- z) J$ P: e' A. y# ato absorb the full benefit of the program.
% C" Y* `1 l* W) E# _* b* n( T N2 }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be9 O% e0 V6 L& d- e
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will8 B0 |% }; O8 Z/ k
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth% N' Y3 R; O o
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit4 \( _ J8 l: ^, k0 e9 m
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 r4 Y# o- `* F, z' t) D7 t# o
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,8 k( k/ {9 k; u+ f
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent; f K2 e$ o j" Z. g
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! ^+ x4 p5 [, v" F0 ]+ I! t# ?those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
$ E) Q1 ^" M, W* ^* b" w, hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
* R! D2 G! k% w% Ygrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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