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Canada Learning Bond
% a( f7 F/ j- d6 T) aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
+ X! j4 Z b3 i0 P2 h; oBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
2 s O; u) S9 j4 u+ m! Tpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 z; Y1 v8 Z& N8 y/ R' d/ n
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
2 T% ^4 b2 W; x) Pthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
4 L' i% {5 W4 Q$ HAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
; s2 N) Y# j9 J* Kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
5 T3 ^7 q" v- Y" z) ~installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
! |. F+ q# x3 |# I2 S# u; X* Kcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 n9 B+ T' P% S5 t d* N/ Z( d
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
+ O* [& J6 X) I- Z6 Ccould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
f; {+ D) b3 A, O8 OAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% P. R5 c" |. A0 Q Q% K9 j' k
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, t3 Z( W" ^2 r$ {0 u
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 \! f( c8 z9 Z1 d7 b9 `/ NAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- p% D9 S" [# s0 j% h; b- R6 W
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
$ F) D0 D% c) E( Q/ O* D1 V1 osubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The @/ U X! d* V6 x& s
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 q( E+ Z" N* C+ z8 s; F; i, xchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 e& o9 g( p# s9 yglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 S; S. s5 J- i
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 x( s/ e6 E% h4 j
to absorb the full benefit of the program.' O! D6 n6 t9 k1 Q; t( U- v
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
2 T) K/ s. ?0 T5 c W/ `eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 w" |4 }( j1 ~only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth4 V4 h- e0 Z$ D
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
( T2 _* q; L) @' y, ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
7 j! q4 r" s" C8 dschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, a/ x- ?& L- d
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* O5 W( E7 d. ^+ \
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 {, d( _0 Z* z. N& B5 _# z( G& rthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) H8 f( V0 z$ c5 u! a9 n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
( i9 R% B# u, R7 T3 p2 y" Mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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