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Canada Learning Bond. I6 t0 S+ Y6 }" o! e2 `/ v$ ~4 ]
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 P! ?' t$ l( z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
8 R+ m, w& C9 T4 upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 X' f+ q8 a: q" S* L4 D0 i& k" Dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive5 r2 Q3 H% i9 Q, A @) V7 P
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond./ Y8 {: A! ?3 }
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# e; u. N% m2 I) [. i
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
8 x1 t% W, H+ Y( e! X- finstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will0 q8 g9 z+ ]" Y/ V. h3 V
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, ^& F' T' {- i& j
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household4 j: y- H; d; H2 v: _1 y$ b- d* y
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: A8 O4 Q/ x2 `8 |3 K! i* VAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# R5 @ o6 M; F
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
9 J3 o! ?) a+ J$ L- _/ n1 Sstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 t- s6 }& N9 x V. I6 v- X& l4 X+ dAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
. V3 ^* T* n0 P* D$ oDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
/ J N6 S2 B$ @, q7 gsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The% k2 ~7 B) k& Y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 ~* b+ K. t( X/ J, G) G8 d: cchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
) W+ w1 M% d! `; p& w, h- c6 l- Aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 V1 W- [: @% [4 j9 m% @once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents7 M6 h N* i0 x% L$ [
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
5 ?6 B* z5 L+ i$ `7 p! I- lAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# Q0 y$ c b" H7 U8 N! v$ M5 A; {eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
3 U& n" E# D3 Q# l& c: Nonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' v/ V1 Z: X' R/ C+ `- M5 L(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
u( [$ ?0 U7 a7 c5 f h4 z- r# Tunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- _% X; f! g) g G, g6 g
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ J$ R, K& A4 U4 _- P& n4 o( K {for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent$ r! s S r) H7 V
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
: m2 {' R: v3 ~9 c8 u" Vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 j2 o. B6 {0 T }) s* y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
; o4 n8 y" M8 _" e& f' Ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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