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Canada Learning Bond: P; @- D# m' c& `# _6 Y ]
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ l* G. p2 L: z7 Y3 n' lBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s _4 E$ k* b1 p0 X
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. r, X" e+ f/ D+ J; S* X
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) E: _% Z o ^ qthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.. I5 `* a" U* V9 w; [: F
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- ?. U, ]) L, `4 ~4 A
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
7 {& h; D9 @' u0 N! Dinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 p) C* E& p; Jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
/ W* M8 V3 [- a6 K- Rfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" a. O5 ?& n0 i/ ?0 j# G
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" c5 u; m! ]0 Y$ K" W) NAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# `4 U9 f/ \9 L& Z
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% \5 E" ~' ?9 P# i! a; J
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.2 P* M: \+ h& v1 T. G" g" u2 j
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
" s# E, c- e `( m+ DDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
- G+ O/ g* _5 f+ E& b& e, F0 k# osubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The Z1 Q) c) G& C7 A, Q5 S; ^/ ]; n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
6 v4 Q2 _7 z" R, ?' t6 r7 kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
4 W2 o* D' T3 @. N/ e% t; S# Uglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,! R& o. {/ G4 d/ x3 g
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents0 y2 u, }* |6 E
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 O$ p5 }+ P0 }; m5 j, lAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be4 }. _* S% _* N: u8 \
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% X* ]2 f5 e6 u, y2 zonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth! C7 R, b E0 {0 U; f
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
5 g: Y5 l8 V5 ^2 I9 z8 {unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 H# P2 W; H( j9 q& H" Eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,9 c% k! F. U2 f2 S- o9 T4 i, b& c
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent6 x0 W' ~! w+ b! ]2 S; N3 t4 |0 m
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ \2 b9 o ~2 }8 }) J. l
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. v2 W, c3 }9 Q6 y7 ggrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 ?) {3 E" P2 V% J
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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