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Canada Learning Bond
2 E7 U, z; g7 ]+ {$ E0 W, P) x4 ^The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 S. M, I+ U/ oBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. W2 ?, }% D, G& ~' b A0 hpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 a. R& k0 n8 H- L# L3 Ofamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( d4 ]% |1 d; N/ F- F1 K
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.9 h3 x) Q/ E" |* @9 o( W- C
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- I9 G. Y. T: J" h$ \continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
6 o9 ]+ Z, P1 q7 O" ]" x6 Winstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# x" f# E. W. i( ?
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
) q4 ^$ j( ~ y+ ~ v4 H/ zfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% |. ~! ~, S9 Q, o% H! ?
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
. x3 j: A1 I3 q5 m# E3 [0 rAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; i# k7 A, Z4 ogovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year7 k R, p$ S7 D) g. o* G. e- Q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
& ]( [; H: u/ M f- ]9 {Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
, e' f) Z( l7 e. p6 w- wDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* w* H( r& l9 Csubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
+ r: ~+ D V4 s. Q% nprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have5 x6 M, ^- \7 C& X8 ~
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
2 [& Y1 q* e) z, w+ s& Nglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 w' V- \% h. `/ M! b+ B" g
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
! R- O" [* P0 p8 u' c! Dto absorb the full benefit of the program." j: i1 I( A" j7 K! p/ J3 @- ` Q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
6 `7 M2 t& o' h' ?1 d& G3 Yeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 S s( z" H5 U; M' A5 Conly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
: V/ r I# P: K4 o/ e2 a4 E(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
. ~# [' G8 F1 U) a1 d, c. O( ]unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of. F8 t/ }! c7 Z- i
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: C) S+ n2 @" K& e) \
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 w% N; G/ d* v- J6 A6 v$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of, Y- W5 F! G7 O3 Q" \8 t
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These c w9 g! H( S& I7 ~
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.000 c5 q5 s5 J8 j2 F+ @/ V' o
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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