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Canada Learning Bond
) r1 G$ @7 d) l0 ~5 H: _. QThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning* t r2 Z0 a# a( V8 |% S/ V. O" h
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" i0 D" k* ?( A2 n$ o1 U
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
: ~- U E" f. S+ h3 {families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive$ _9 o9 t, T6 Z2 m' O
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: D# `. @' W2 S+ t
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
+ S: Y2 z! k& x. W7 u1 dcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
5 w3 ~- t) o1 P0 C8 R! S" k# W8 |installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 n- W( j1 O8 H7 i
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) I& C& C$ R) W) m; R
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- h4 e) W; Y3 z$ V% M T% b0 g6 q% tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 C; A0 Q* \9 S6 l; |Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the; T7 U+ q5 S) ?! _7 V
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year* ], u5 @: ~( A& ~8 Y( u
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
8 j* l9 G" [0 U* TAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act1 |; C3 ]7 \7 D8 C: d% L; @
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
% y8 Z' K1 Z# [ `, I0 Qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" F2 B8 H$ l2 Z) yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, w: u; y4 E% O" A
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 J6 r1 E. Q# g \; f
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
9 R& t- J% e( @+ _$ u: u2 m monce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
( c7 D" ?# {/ wto absorb the full benefit of the program.. h% ^' n5 N2 P2 o0 C7 i p! P
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be; l" [+ d" n8 `( u
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
u. i' b9 a+ Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth M% j$ E$ X4 D) q# u) K9 J
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 f g; {: Z2 ]; M4 L
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ w: r. |; r, x
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' A9 Y; T( ]; {
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 B+ F9 D* d3 d0 {. H2 S! p- @$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of, z- U8 i6 m0 D Y, m3 W/ S, H
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 {( W' O& y# \% `( H lgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00/ @' U7 q+ }$ r$ P
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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