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Canada Learning Bond
. g4 V( P0 I; TThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; f1 T) D" r. w, ^% S, h) X
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
! q: n* E0 t: T$ [post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome$ e: [$ a4 p( N* J* h$ T
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
9 B' V* r* \. F/ mthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
6 s7 E9 a1 c9 Y1 w ?Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will* C7 T H/ v# Z3 Y* d( l
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 \ U. c% f+ p( x1 X' W0 c
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will5 R1 C* m G5 z) f
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: M( m4 F6 t: S+ q/ d g
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" h- a! M* T9 a8 D7 T! o; S" ]* pcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.4 p: `$ I0 D" `2 d/ Q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
$ J4 g; O* I; k& [* w0 v+ ]+ V$ Jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year6 a7 R7 \& f- A( G; Y
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.1 ]4 A8 E0 a: |! ]3 c% B6 L- M
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. W( i2 A6 V3 C1 ~: \% H
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
0 b1 {( ^& s" {4 O. c1 Y' H& Tsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' k6 g. j$ L/ C" D4 C
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
9 L. S. N6 h \5 Q0 fchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 q( j& S6 I" u/ N, `( vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,+ w6 R5 E" u- S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents7 s' F8 h% e+ Q% J# L( J& B
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ w( B/ e, Y7 E9 C5 SAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 e }+ W H$ F' Heligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, Z: ~" G* h% ^) g+ T( Fonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth: E4 [* E/ n1 c, e$ R
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit% Y( T( c! n2 L* E# t3 e+ r
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 P5 K+ Y6 `% r! s9 n% s6 d/ oschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
% \3 Y# d2 W G$ a0 }for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent1 Y3 n+ ]2 O. `3 ^( x' s
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of3 T" ? ]4 \" n! t: \
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These4 e: I4 b9 E. y! q6 j* w) B
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" V7 u" Y* v- K$ `
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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