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Canada Learning Bond5 ?1 D3 A, G# f, W( i) J
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning! H& [1 J% ~' D7 i, M6 E; [
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 q: C5 {, o) w3 s% G( i, T1 [post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome2 Q: t# u# Q& n
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ G# J. O- U+ r# O+ \ n' Qthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 `. y4 a3 A+ oAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
" F+ ]: q: q% e6 X0 ?- p4 l2 wcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
+ E- S" L% O6 ^/ l# Jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will6 k$ m7 N6 ?. @8 _* K9 b
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
% z7 Q$ O- K% c1 Tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" d6 q$ c) w1 j& X" [; `1 A
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.# w$ a2 O. f$ Q1 h9 L
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the& S9 _, E' n) H. o
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) J! h8 ~' X. [/ n# E; h
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
9 H7 W1 l' P% OAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) O/ z6 k% J( \, G. |/ U
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( `! {# s) n& | P
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
+ G' X' m5 V }! j0 Q# Vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: ^1 G" y2 b0 X$ \& j1 e$ `5 M6 u
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
$ z+ B; f4 |& M4 N2 s7 `glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 J0 z7 o+ e$ W1 K
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents! [, m# U4 \* D
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- s5 M7 ^: ]" F6 K8 a7 j" N& DAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" M$ C' w: h, v$ o- n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 m9 B8 j( z( nonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
$ }/ K; L1 h6 [* L( P(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 h; W, ?9 Z }& q7 a4 V4 Q7 x8 c
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
& A' K) g- f( l& p+ Fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' u7 M: K9 Q$ P3 O3 \4 i0 U
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 @# S2 ]4 Q% P2 D$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of3 S, \, ^/ x6 w+ ~% C% ~4 X6 K
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
0 E+ r% J+ r" `- G! o- ]3 Ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 n% {3 c* p8 D; @* A2 Y' ]
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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