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Canada Learning Bond. u; N5 I- L% @1 @6 z
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ Y$ N; _9 d8 L" w
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s; K; `6 R8 i' V
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome% z1 d5 d" c. |8 v5 o
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive7 o3 J' Y8 s. b' g
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) C# \) i5 Z/ m! c
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
! i) g3 L/ N: `% ?. N6 q* c( `continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ m* s" J4 D4 P5 a" v3 k" ]4 _5 J$ U$ Tinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will% F8 K2 D: z$ R& C
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 b+ D2 R* M9 N/ \; ^) a
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( V. ]" J$ k/ q; _$ K) H' d' Zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 g3 F6 q4 a1 C) jAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 R+ v/ s( d8 M! Ugovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year# u3 ~+ O5 T0 d0 o2 t* J* F# E
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- E- o. N: l1 x7 M1 V
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 r; X) \9 y. `& y& [/ I( k6 z/ fDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, F. Q6 [7 W! ?subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- z: a8 N# {: j1 I1 o3 Uprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
0 W3 N% i+ ], _! a) Y: [$ Jchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
( Q1 q; B+ ^- c. E' ?" S) p6 fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,* u( Y- F [1 C. A8 W0 q
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be; B6 [ R% f' r8 h7 u
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- _$ W4 I2 i& {4 b$ sonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- y! f* ?( f# _- R, e* m1 Q; m(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
6 y$ U7 [# \, ` G( v2 _unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
1 r! c' x6 b/ J$ V/ i& ]schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
$ r+ W9 ^* n, |' o" R; O. q$ D, bfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent, p9 m% z$ ? c5 R* `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 D) x/ U5 l$ x$ B# ^/ ]
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 M+ m% N" I; A# q5 t8 Rgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
. {$ ^, _1 `' j! i( qgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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