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Canada Learning Bond4 P6 ~. v3 S; Q; k x- C3 M' ]
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning% A* Q# d% D6 r2 e% V
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
* [+ n) h5 B, ?. S4 A& g3 mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* W2 M/ X; `7 p o
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive1 E9 u3 E9 v: _8 d4 Z1 \
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* @* \5 M# T. T$ A& `4 z% M. K
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 f! b& S& c1 Q+ [! j J
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 A( Q6 R' Y3 Z* H- G6 Linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
# G8 N ? c) m6 l8 scarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit# `# w# E" V. L! S! y
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. H- O$ V( q' J8 u8 A
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 t7 Z3 ^8 _2 g
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- Z$ Z/ M, O! J7 [1 x- P5 O
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" F+ x0 B0 w+ a- V! T' ^
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
9 y; C; g5 _. y* W2 w sAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" I- c/ C) }1 G3 A4 n, T0 V N- o8 C
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and7 p! i; l' h) R5 p. P1 ?# ]- w# f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ e0 O' g0 f; m5 h
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* A5 @! H4 |* _- r, Lchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
9 f; N3 Z! a$ [. i( {+ m5 nglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
- R0 }! ~% k; o# }+ d( ]once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
% v( J+ b" e: y; n! H! q1 ^5 ^to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 U' x! h' k7 pAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ q9 b" ]. l4 Z/ e" q, X1 y+ E
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 E v' @0 Y; [" i4 s; ~% E: o1 L$ honly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth% t) h: J. k3 B! w- ~
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
2 S4 ~ g5 `. Gunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- C6 D* B) R. Lschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
6 n- Y5 J7 @: p, } wfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent! D; U( o% U6 ^! V
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 |% U6 N; s$ V' r; Qthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ v; o. O8 d4 M9 b
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 M V% C* }2 K6 ^0 g% W& @* b
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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