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Canada Learning Bond
8 H- q; m; t" f% T) ~# A% [The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 q& b: z" e/ |& N) r( R6 l0 ?" {
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' X9 o; r! P" k( H f I; P y2 w
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome5 r8 `7 W, n& i& q. n5 v. @
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# Y0 x& D0 \: ]0 n, w3 O
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% Z# p8 C' b5 k- V
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
" I+ O: z0 z! h8 p6 E, Kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) G& m# p* j# {& [
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will5 F3 `; v2 S0 L# ?0 W0 X
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
$ t4 T! h+ V, F: \& V4 ofrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: y' c( y) d' P# \" @: A
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ g! X$ T/ Q& a9 }6 p1 \7 AAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the, A+ c5 f7 B# h
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
% {# l; _: Y' ?4 Gstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) j0 ~6 d+ c& O1 k8 h# B; \Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act& s: ?4 {0 K5 W% U- ~, ?; g, K! ]
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 u+ y# d: ]: | q
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 D( y. H! |: a% k) oprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
, z( B& k/ _) S( \0 s% e' Echildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
) P. L0 y( [6 x- V: y% L3 f. l2 j8 Oglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( j. w& z* O' F. y! K8 Conce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
4 Q$ N% X1 u: w2 ~! S) d3 ]$ Rto absorb the full benefit of the program.# _4 p! S4 }; ~& p! C! u- ?4 _
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
" G# [% \! |0 p; ` R" neligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 ?% `2 p5 _7 g5 s
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 t- y% l! n, r9 L- Z4 D$ }(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
! q4 T. ]- s* d; V3 z1 u% O# B9 iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& E! [$ L+ D8 `- b9 _- E9 _( [5 B% x' z
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
0 T# C/ b$ t5 | j6 T5 n2 Jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 i7 C$ @$ R# I1 A$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of! r n6 U7 ?8 w0 e% s1 O
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These& T- s9 z2 G" a: v: }% E5 I f- Q! l
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 I8 ^" w, n* T! `4 Q$ a0 [6 p
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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