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Canada Learning Bond5 p7 v' n& N( p; L/ y+ m) P4 E) V
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
1 L/ R+ l& n4 ]' N- TBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 r/ b% s/ e0 o: l/ [8 bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
, T9 Z& [& G! B+ x) Rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( D2 i8 _* V/ n Z3 ~7 h3 Z+ Ithe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.6 Y { b3 `6 {0 [3 z
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) Q0 w$ M2 y0 o* K. |
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
n+ J% M8 N7 G, H# L( Q% i5 Kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" ?8 J$ {3 R' _+ P. \1 i& bcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 n; e* z) z& a# c. ?
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* g- J# T- x9 J- ~+ ^9 S# g6 \could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 K3 f. C/ w* Z0 oAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
& |& I2 F% h: I1 M6 B/ i5 Ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ V! T. @. t3 Z* f3 I5 \students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 r% Q+ |5 z$ z% @8 l9 A; qAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 T2 i2 w1 j SDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
- P; W/ p+ a" D7 ^- `5 n2 b" ssubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 a: i& I* o: Z9 q+ g; T5 c$ a
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have0 ?% e' v7 [1 O2 t/ \' Y* q* B
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% @) W% Y6 a0 n% G1 Z, p4 @* k# xglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 g# Y* R7 D& ]4 r
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents0 G/ J' u, T1 b
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
% n; N' {+ _& G! {Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 J. S ?+ m/ V6 p& }5 Y9 q! n8 meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will! T+ K" r8 H- M9 ?& C* O
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
p! A- S6 h' z z# T, F5 ^$ F4 O7 ?(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) {4 I! ~7 x8 |5 Q4 p8 W nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of0 ^1 a# i4 {) d! k6 ^2 T% Z0 f
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- N& P0 s* t' `$ o5 v) p8 ]
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
4 J. w i) H$ A$ f5 a$ v( X: k; w$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of; D( D c7 p& C' S& `( H: F( ~
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
, s0 @1 f- u! Q6 ?grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
7 F9 o* a' F2 b. y, ggrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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