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Canada Learning Bond9 g5 y& P. R! n, K+ j. v0 n6 e3 u
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
+ J" `- Z0 g/ u/ B7 u# l) _. xBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 J+ Z8 @4 r3 v. S& j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 S5 H c" x8 ^3 bfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
8 F, b9 B, [1 @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
* J. l6 U" i) a1 w+ d" T5 d) BAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 e6 f4 J1 k* t; Y$ w- X+ U6 \continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond# t( P: I k, k1 m% f0 x
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 H, v, g1 p j1 Jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" A9 s8 D% _+ M: i* V' q+ F5 Tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household- c/ k% r( p/ s, z f
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.- Z+ V" S+ u+ e2 s
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
! c( E, P) ~% }, a6 K8 s! Tgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
1 @1 m4 P- S5 ^2 c! C; z8 d3 Bstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 y. d2 W" R, a4 i cAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
' r) \4 h8 P5 s) N; PDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 ^ u1 o. r' X$ ^1 t8 N1 P# ?subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
1 k$ a' B: O! d, J- c! iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ ]/ b6 n& f. s7 p4 z4 x/ O$ ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& L3 c3 R; y, \3 D; hglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
, Y. @/ Y0 R% N7 I" Gonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents; ^- l' {" W9 \8 ]4 S6 B3 _
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
% i/ j3 }- l" ^& \Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be V' e5 V- d5 P' ?; u0 M
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will; K. M& q, v$ C F
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 e/ }( P' b* E/ X/ ^; {4 }
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
; f3 @. E% ~5 s8 X: i/ Dunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- O& ^; p/ q9 z: V' w& N, v$ Pschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
9 t* I/ `8 ^; C+ X) h( Q0 y8 Afor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 F* v2 l, q" m2 d$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. b/ i+ y j1 f8 r
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
9 R4 ?3 d# F' D) T, q4 \grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
: T: o, {7 m% d2 ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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