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Canada Learning Bond& Z4 P) ^" V9 d
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
, K6 z+ ^7 X& e8 {0 [6 v |Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! E5 a$ ~3 X; H, [4 X
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome4 h6 D# C6 F/ h5 c
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive0 D0 Z$ l6 t. {% i4 k
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
t1 ~- I; F- d mAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will8 q2 e8 d- l& p3 A8 H
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ P! X) O+ V- o. A8 z3 { E) ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 S; J- Z `! _ Mcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit& Q+ B- l7 `7 c( v+ @) k) i
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 @; q9 @& K0 G) z Z
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: q9 O! Q. P7 KAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the! D) ?. F" y/ }& I
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' P" R7 b6 P2 Cstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 e" d* B! j H4 o4 ]
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
( k1 U4 d2 J9 M2 G- j9 GDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and- l. y! |0 J9 o: u7 H/ e
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
. L) j; T1 B3 R1 v* G; x' j( ?+ @program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
5 m& ^( [5 j) Wchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 H |; P" c4 Lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* K3 o- s' @* a% Zonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents5 Y7 I6 t! A9 u
to absorb the full benefit of the program.$ D! l6 E8 G( o8 `0 { ]
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' J6 z6 d$ Z, u0 g% j
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
( ^5 ^0 H0 E4 Z" _/ `only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 i( R/ r ^& l! k8 o: N(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit) h: e2 K3 {3 d( I- m/ s" O8 k- H
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) |; \ `0 O% [: r( c7 k" ]schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 O5 e2 ^7 D3 q; nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent, M, r0 |, x7 [6 i
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 B; C/ {3 |0 x1 E. c9 H0 ethose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These7 R) m8 v& @) L5 \7 R
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# ^$ D: B7 o$ ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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