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Canada Learning Bond
2 k v& I* c5 N7 pThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning& ^! p3 Z/ L7 q# H8 s& B; s6 M. e& H
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ i% M1 j* H6 i1 s2 H% Lpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome# J" @1 ^ X) F1 R S! {: z
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive& W" G$ i1 k v- i0 n% d
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ C4 j) o _/ j+ n2 k* BAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) G% V. C4 f, c c0 m# h1 |
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* {, M9 _; ~$ p E! hinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- d8 I& n' z- h3 N0 ]+ F5 dcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 G" A0 _1 A7 \
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household' j' _ R& E6 }5 C$ z! h
could receive up to $2,000 for their education., _9 A1 N% ]% [% L& Q8 ~ O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* ` d9 F8 o9 {6 Ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year8 f3 V, |9 G& a9 z7 k6 n1 `% E
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
@5 a" [. ?. u+ L# pAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ S; v' [* N+ P* K, U6 vDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
5 d' @- R# ?& p4 n0 T7 J2 hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The8 z& p! ~" Z# s! K
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
1 m' X1 S: ]7 X7 `1 A" k/ D9 z6 Pchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first& S" k7 h/ T2 J5 Y
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, s- N, f8 t/ E0 d
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
- J1 _+ R" A7 |/ f/ c4 E# t: e1 ?to absorb the full benefit of the program.
( g5 p& J+ A0 p8 E1 F7 DAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be; D4 j3 Z, U" H0 Z" m+ {
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ }8 `* \( L! ionly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' Y$ q7 ~' ~2 H9 n! [(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. _ u& ]; t! i( H( Z# z3 W
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ N1 e; X' O5 g! s( V; u
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account," E8 n+ ?: s7 V' J( s' O
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( `. s, Y; p7 |: y/ U$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of8 F6 R9 L S. `" m* v% M/ {
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
) S! ~" o2 m2 o6 e; z$ {. v1 zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% r' a5 F I: Lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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