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Canada Learning Bond3 u3 n. v+ E( I2 E. U' X+ Z
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning2 z4 X: o1 B* R( t* X0 Z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' k: v0 O/ d i9 c9 C; fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome! H4 W1 S* e$ \7 l3 _8 _4 A
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 n7 @0 r M1 M/ J# s
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
3 f0 D; A) H" w6 o, @/ LAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! ^# K4 K5 K6 K
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: B2 O0 \& [ V( \" y
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. B: m9 H- n. ~) v5 ^, Ecarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
v9 L5 R0 X7 \& G( p5 Y& a+ Lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: c7 `5 I2 _1 s6 k7 N* J7 S9 e- vcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.3 Q4 Z& [3 L9 i& a4 ?
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
7 ]; _& |" |( s* ugovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year ]0 r5 b4 u& c
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
' d& z3 Y. F, e% N' R0 u, {Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- \0 M; D ^" E( X. J0 g" `; F9 s2 I$ i
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* K- \2 v; P1 ?: A0 e* Bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 l) g+ V9 x3 @* j# Y6 t
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have" b# T3 Z% G3 p
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& X4 P1 l7 }/ f2 ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,4 W" U8 n. j5 @6 K
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) F4 _) i4 a, xto absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 a, I$ e8 t5 ~7 z5 Y0 [4 WAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; Q% c* b! `5 U$ G, oeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 O' {2 z8 q2 }, }3 wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 [2 D& @; D3 o$ a3 O/ S
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
0 w" n* k8 _1 G+ }unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
5 p: J8 x M: v6 W! J- F: |schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 q$ Z9 W# K) n' g$ e0 b
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ `$ c3 j i- u5 v- U; C
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" e/ l. b: b6 ~$ ?% u
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
$ _; m. P n1 g8 X1 U. i3 \grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.007 T/ y# z/ r- y8 A& K$ _% o3 y
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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