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Canada Learning Bond5 e' r- ~2 ]0 ^' i( s
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ I, s- J+ i6 q4 KBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) A* \& v+ u- s1 \# ]& _6 Y0 A4 }post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 ~! F* U: r% Z- \# N# @' G6 rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* ~7 Y; C1 q$ N7 R( c) M5 i
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.8 ?- k: A$ t- v8 R0 H. ^
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
, Q7 m1 H2 r/ X$ G$ j scontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
9 `# V; Q( a4 N0 {- L8 Linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will) Q. y3 C1 Y% J& A
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
4 H6 b& M6 T' H& Sfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household J- r% n* W8 {
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
5 E' H L+ S! p$ r3 w BAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the5 f# K1 W% c0 ^$ ]! H" v# @! |
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
1 j; S. }; o# L+ k6 u! g! p4 dstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
1 ?( R" q$ P) JAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; c. N' J: k/ Y( j* y7 u, vDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' x+ \: g1 {, v. }: asubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
! w- X9 t3 P4 V2 q3 u4 L) p& i% Mprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have* U' i4 k, l# O ]8 C1 G
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
! \; E o# A6 Z7 }+ B7 \* R+ ^glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,; J! S: I" a- r2 `0 B
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 ~ `: z# Q; ^: {( _0 hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
* `; M: }+ o6 G" mAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ C( B- L" X- O2 D9 ~8 D& L8 z& j$ ~eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will* @- d$ }! B2 @* h. u
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' A$ D% D( E4 }(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
5 X5 E2 d8 D' l+ A" f8 W1 vunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( P* a5 Y9 j. s- a
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* Y9 P0 P, a9 }+ Z. x8 [) }9 [ @7 Pfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( q( b& p' t# b5 Q- b; u$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 N9 @( @8 g7 T% z. I4 k; n+ _
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
# l0 p, s& W4 rgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ V$ f" \+ \2 k T( o: R: y2 K1 Jgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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