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Canada Learning Bond
! O/ w3 ~0 @2 P: w( M( VThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 c! a9 x' D* h7 v6 w0 i7 V0 C
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 L+ P5 y# H, I! i- \ a$ Y8 _; jpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome8 y8 G, h4 N! m3 t* d! C
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" ~. ?# T% x. q( L" U
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
B( D4 x( R5 J" Q# _Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will1 f! @1 g5 q- ^* b
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' u& M; ]4 Q5 e. n, B
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' S# a/ b$ ~- W: G# G3 Qcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
) Z2 {6 H) L% h2 h. I# N$ Ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
9 v0 [' \9 o$ j- x. k! Jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 I: B# J$ b6 g0 Q8 {* G/ X
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
$ Q) ~/ Q& @& rgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; y" }' X) ^& T$ t7 o# W1 Z
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.: s7 m) k/ m8 N' i) H
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 h4 S' |3 |# a
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' X* R) ?2 J& osubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' m# X7 r! _, {* B$ J, ], F
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have. G9 B) @0 h8 h9 H. r, b8 G
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ G% Q0 I- C+ }0 G/ i- @# `
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,5 Q* O I9 ~; ?/ ~& Y+ R
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents, s9 f) `+ W' u, x
to absorb the full benefit of the program.7 `3 d5 o0 x# O* D
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) w5 S: F* T2 o1 Q1 Keligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
7 t' A7 {4 y1 W8 X1 x' tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ G5 _2 Q$ A+ D
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 K6 o) \8 y/ j6 D* Iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- M# ^, d3 N0 b' hschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,1 M+ j1 c1 J3 i/ n$ @# |
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent7 ^9 k9 Z( U) X% k, ~9 q. J
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of5 x* ?" Z0 \9 W" {1 f
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
) U8 E4 G1 D- T* m5 egrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: u1 b6 d; C3 @$ e6 n9 {. F
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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