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Canada Learning Bond% O; O* _' |+ b+ a1 W r% P& |) l
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ o% [& U+ X" }% y7 v3 U, q+ }
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s# }8 E0 e. Y; X$ h2 Z& M1 J
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) |1 [/ j# j! R" _/ Y: ufamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" k& ~. L q2 zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' v% f$ @# f% r6 v
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 t' j# K+ i' C, |( O: C( S' Hcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 I# T, @1 f' K% ` ]9 ]+ c2 f* G
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will% ^6 }6 Q4 X" F
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ S4 d+ n0 N: q0 T+ y6 K- U- s
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household( Z7 I7 [1 ^. D1 D i
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.) p! S, n/ c" d8 h5 U
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) R) E# w* _2 ?: K( c# e6 @5 C+ p
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; s* K# t! E/ ?6 z8 c/ Q6 z: ^students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
& Y! w( @6 A% J, Q9 h0 r: x6 kAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
: A% w: m2 C: e4 C# V* ], iDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and; j+ L1 @# U1 z
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ F" L$ k. h' B$ Q+ L: j
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
- }( Q p+ J/ _( @. H5 |9 I8 \0 Xchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
; X7 i+ |: q2 w. Wglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 V* N; V. ? |' l- W/ }' z
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 C3 `, U K! n$ J: qto absorb the full benefit of the program.! i! W6 R- _; t* g" _) q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& y+ O; O! U8 o$ zeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
2 M0 H' V+ z# B. O5 o6 Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
7 ?6 t! G$ W, f/ C) ^* D7 ?3 t(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) _4 l E/ H* Y" q9 {8 p7 z6 ~unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
j+ G5 e8 G' f& }9 i% e' lschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ A2 z3 v3 q$ g4 b
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* o. ]6 k% u% ?* D2 s. L. Y
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 e( d+ `$ U; E( u
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 H; u) d, x% E, Z9 ^. Igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" }+ l5 F9 Y, X( k) E+ x/ B
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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