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Canada Learning Bond
5 x$ L( `0 h. LThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ ^- K. n9 n6 B1 Y/ I
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s, J" Q6 s9 l+ s' a/ B
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 e* t* N* u2 B( H4 c/ q, z4 i4 [7 T; j
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
y7 r# B+ z- Fthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
6 U/ {! n1 t. B$ e; l0 p7 X& WAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will7 c$ ?& r% y2 ]- e
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; X! N) S3 T. F" A2 s$ K9 `
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ O6 C, n( s- J* v
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! x4 x* t# @: L' l0 l7 Tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 g* O$ n% O H& o8 w
could receive up to $2,000 for their education. J" P' u1 ]5 p3 P
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" x# Z6 ~" Y6 h+ m' f K6 Q6 X( _government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' h c7 D8 R+ i# ystudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) }6 _6 h: r7 v& Y0 H! a; A+ gAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 }3 y/ ~# H5 U. nDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and" G" S6 n1 F- _4 V b9 ^; ^
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
& u' i, `5 @8 I! o# L# Tprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
5 T5 b: V8 {5 `: Tchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first( }- W& V1 |0 O" u3 t7 U9 l- K
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,! m& Q7 A# P/ T% w; S0 V
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 A$ t" a# P3 D) f7 M6 Vto absorb the full benefit of the program.9 z( P9 U4 \: q# V% u$ \
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be3 P, V4 ?% y( \! H: X# z: E
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
' b& v2 @9 z( F3 F I/ _only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- _/ s' ]6 q4 f(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 v8 j; O$ D' G+ i p1 d
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ q- ?4 Y6 v% O1 A" Wschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ F+ j) q5 Z% y
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ ]# _& u- q3 S8 L) N: e4 Y
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. g* C8 g% J: B
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. m& P; K% l9 f' ?' l; g5 Tgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
6 _( A% }* S: s8 @3 {* Sgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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