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Canada Learning Bond4 i! n0 R7 ^0 G
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning# h, E }# y) ?8 n! O0 A. k/ p: x/ }
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 L. x; X; k: _9 M* Q# V3 Dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
& r9 X) l9 e6 B2 t7 ~- Z- T3 @7 |/ wfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
- V" e+ e6 D. Q, {) Wthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 G7 F/ }0 X' ~9 Y6 |
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
+ w8 Z& V# s3 U ~. O; }continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
7 W' W6 k, A3 `) y. L- minstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will2 a \* p9 {, h; ?2 f3 Z
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" y: _0 z9 x+ s! c. \from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ I2 Z7 R' A5 x* `9 [/ J1 L
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 l5 v; d+ H; i, ?0 J4 RAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" L" C+ F6 m! }government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
" ?& {3 R6 R$ \9 Ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 N6 W2 ^. q; |( o) `
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
0 e; X" |# K3 `During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 r+ r' g) V2 j! V1 {, isubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
1 ~+ F2 x9 g S3 \% ?program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
; ^! u% P4 L9 a" p; rchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first- } y1 M. X1 _7 d. C# M
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ b, C4 \6 {1 x6 @0 n! `once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
4 V: P& Q2 M! A% eto absorb the full benefit of the program.
2 {" v3 N4 k" p6 ^/ }3 g- M0 x) L% ~Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be4 F1 k( p4 P1 {
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
( p' M6 s2 ?" T9 Eonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 E4 G d5 x# ^4 E% ]9 k(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
' c$ G! k2 ^' |' P! A+ O% eunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* X; J6 ^$ s+ x9 B" b
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
' ]- b2 p2 \% @" b. ]for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
7 Y ~; V2 V/ \1 i$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
' ]) f( ~1 X. c! v9 H* s& Q7 [those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These, y) \' P4 D+ |7 h, B
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 f1 @/ i- N, H& ^. Q. cgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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