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Canada Learning Bond7 F$ s% q$ O, K2 H
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
8 D, \$ f; I0 W* H/ BBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- a+ \2 f1 ~3 q; o1 apost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 x) v" E' X$ f: y% s$ @
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" z# Z0 A2 K' a; [
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.3 v: i) ^4 B7 A' ^" _& @
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; f' p1 a8 \5 l
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. F$ j T6 z- o3 F% p
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. T, q9 D: E ?$ o5 ~( A; V+ Y
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit* i# P) o( G w
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, ?, x( t5 [: ecould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 r+ o+ P5 P' g7 p+ F. {; Y
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
5 m) Z) O$ S' p" k+ v, L' Agovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; {+ W: G D6 estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.' E0 v2 Q' E+ b$ N# Y+ k
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act: u' Z" ^( j% J* f$ V# l% T
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. }. h/ L2 c9 O- t' J. V
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ J$ M2 {: Q. R. W# Z
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have; a! t' @" u$ ?. k3 l
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
" m5 W+ T* j+ {9 B7 G- h( Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ N7 Z/ j3 `" F }; ^0 Gonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents7 D6 C. b; a( M9 l
to absorb the full benefit of the program.' R0 l3 }" a5 g& @# b) Q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be! ~! e! ]0 ]: o4 B1 E6 @
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. ]$ [$ B# O; x
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ q2 j& D. r' L9 u: r3 R
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit% G* [; l; ?$ H/ n: J1 D
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of3 v1 X9 ^ C* g7 T
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: z. S( ]+ n7 q, d& Z. n& A# z1 S( F/ F. A
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent% z+ F1 i$ U8 K2 v k7 K3 X
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( m8 _; u, G2 s8 K6 S9 Y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 M( ]* r1 I' cgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.006 h. I9 d, V9 Y7 y% s
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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