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Canada Learning Bond! J! }! m7 r, v2 }) [' D) g* n
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning: w$ x* I& m: v3 W5 C& I/ `" B
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 U( Y; w) i9 }. v9 D' `
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) u& u) e1 N6 {families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* \$ a5 x# X+ I
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 P3 Z0 `& B* d; d: v
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will Q" P0 Z/ o0 W8 A# c* m- ?
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond7 g2 h9 {* m. Z1 f6 m
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" z! D! `' ~0 H- u7 v6 z. b9 c5 n8 Fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
# Y' |9 i7 D' m% \, c p8 Gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household$ l4 s) |. c. D+ @8 `
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.% Z4 u% V- B2 T3 d7 i
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the$ d e6 L' \, i! ~, ?& n* L! N' N
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
: T: ^7 O% g" j: o) H% xstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% t s# `$ X1 B) S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
' w9 I7 j2 c. \During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* e! |9 c& h9 h9 @( h$ [subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( O! s9 p2 J/ M5 Gprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ i P& |2 ?! C) j- ^, l( s( i( [1 Mchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first; L X7 N+ c9 C3 g
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,& R7 I8 U' g( }& v4 D
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ B5 m/ Y6 M0 J; L2 k
to absorb the full benefit of the program.: w% p: W$ ]5 f
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
9 q* q+ Y9 q2 ^9 T' \eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 G5 `4 v3 ^( I" A: _# u" w; N a9 x9 s' p
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- }' {9 j! _4 K- D7 C8 _(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; n& u3 f' V( d. a3 y
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 J6 p5 C9 u* S! B( z( lschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- p) P: v. i0 I
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- U# ^ X& k$ c+ b4 M
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 j& f% w/ g/ k+ s0 }
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
* p* K$ v7 r$ E( T8 Fgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" t3 V( F( `1 O% Q+ Z4 Q% Wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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