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Canada Learning Bond$ [- |8 |" {) H9 g
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
+ _9 T' h8 m1 _- z3 aBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ o) n4 v( l: z7 f4 c. Upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 m. D1 ]* A3 R# E' ~families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive+ r, m& B( I9 R' q6 S# j
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.( O/ s- v+ C+ ^9 V5 L2 [
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( ^: H- U& ^( h: A" ~$ E& |continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond3 A, f9 g- }& [% D7 @# D0 x T; ^$ H% }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: v5 d' {7 e7 S- _8 `
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
4 B6 z5 ]6 V) P4 p4 k* dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
! @# {" }3 Y) i9 h. u2 Ycould receive up to $2,000 for their education.% s/ a1 U: C( V& U6 L# [$ T8 _8 Z
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
! z6 ~! C6 V) \0 a% T% Tgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year/ f: v) `3 E- f; ^2 W# W' T
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 z3 B g% J2 H2 t0 V3 J. I1 b
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act3 o5 ]% g& w) K( I- c$ y& p) R2 i
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ X8 R, h1 ~9 ^4 G
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
8 A7 y( {% I- sprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have+ p" @3 v5 _5 j) B/ d
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
+ q$ a9 m" z! h7 d9 A& a& Q: l" Pglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% L* e' J( y+ _1 C9 m3 ~' G% V
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ X8 C$ _ |5 g' k8 H- h# y3 g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
! a# U* w% y* ?2 jAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be) q' g% |# D3 F- D B" _
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will+ B" I! K* l/ V2 Q. Z
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ v0 z3 a% o i% f& A
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit+ w# f$ F; d) t2 s! l" K
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
, ?, S- q' W' Q; x0 r) uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
$ @7 s9 F7 O+ F5 Z- nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
/ ~' M0 i0 e8 _- g$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
# |+ N) j; ~/ C( D) q! H0 Nthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These8 }. n, D& P: ~, }/ G
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
* }4 Q. r' Q6 Vgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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