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Canada Learning Bond" [. Y$ ?7 M9 T
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- [9 P# n6 G' O- X8 gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 L+ T% \" @. k7 V+ R7 V ]; p+ q1 L
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome: _7 q1 i- {2 l0 z3 t5 s
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
$ O2 z5 d _& dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' A7 w/ y8 x; x) c& E
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will* d& z$ Q* R0 ~; o" C
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' M0 \; `5 R7 h e( S; Q, l
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will' R' G' D) C3 I6 |
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
) Y( t% b6 \' T3 W; R; rfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
; I8 _* |+ T4 n5 K. C2 zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
% T& ], v7 {$ F" t1 H1 ^, `. xAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; `; ^/ |5 T: f% Y- v8 ^government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ H- R; F) N: l6 w9 F
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.0 H m, S# R7 ^
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act' A. t: P) {) G k7 V0 j/ X" E
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 ^" E9 ^) i: qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The6 o6 L; O: g. k" k8 Q) L
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, G, x* s$ K7 X
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 p6 r- u5 V* L) Uglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% e u/ X4 a" Y. J6 ~once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 J1 D+ T5 v$ a: p0 t4 c6 L# _to absorb the full benefit of the program.5 _9 L+ ~# v+ S6 x- B/ M) X9 n( S
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& `7 N# U0 z+ W5 Q qeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
8 y) `- z% I2 d% b6 Wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ d& v4 k) V8 o; n' Q" j8 Z2 A
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
4 `3 v4 h0 E3 {. s B1 hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of4 p8 g; g X+ J9 s% v' Q6 M
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ S+ i. P: w% E* V2 B, g0 }for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
+ @# X" R2 l4 W* p& F! s4 @7 V+ @$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ Q% A) Y1 q6 q' K5 H: u9 {/ M, n, ithose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" m/ A8 a- }: ~, h- W
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, T1 y$ u6 \0 }5 p: E l! x" Egrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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