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Canada Learning Bond
' ` J" T7 G4 dThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' u0 n- x# g( c' J( r! ~% m5 I
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' I$ T- k7 b% S/ t
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 \* U1 G0 Y) S* K" t( |! c
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
8 e( M3 V1 `7 Xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.# x4 f- e! e+ ]
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will$ U. Q% D0 O3 p z
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
5 L, x" Y4 Y, E4 U8 Kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
/ Q3 Q" ?+ y3 u% F$ D5 B/ [carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" F0 J {: ^7 S0 d+ }
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ q0 @: Y$ b# P# s! t+ V# n* ^) t
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
; M0 a2 D* j, XAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
4 V0 _1 O& O* [1 I% O5 n$ Sgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 v n+ m& W- \" F% @1 kstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 W6 Q5 Q) _# U- Y/ R2 S+ I. M$ t
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ Z3 `) p7 ~; j E+ b' o: N" t$ M5 \
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and1 c& K6 u# b0 H8 X- q
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
7 `7 M' n" C p- Y0 _5 }- p# ^program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
5 c) J* l* Z8 S0 v% wchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
4 O# }! t% h$ ]& l' B2 c, gglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( ^" w& V4 \/ ~0 Ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 K4 }3 A1 `* b: h* x% Eto absorb the full benefit of the program." O4 b- l, E/ r2 [5 t% F. ]5 O
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' @& m: V; Q& B+ e* ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will) G7 S$ ^9 A, I+ m# R
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth e" l7 ^/ ^2 i/ f% H
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
' i4 N/ L5 p/ |$ v) cunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* D; L4 z4 o5 R
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 p1 M) S% C m" z5 O* H
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent7 P) \$ ^) s' V* U& u, ^3 J
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
& [1 W; S6 O/ V8 E/ }0 W1 uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These7 X2 o$ v e. L' r2 v" s
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.000 _5 P; y8 o3 ~. D, f: k
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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