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Canada Learning Bond7 A0 e4 e: `6 N5 [% Q3 L
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 F0 {& @: C+ c0 \% B1 Y/ I) pBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" J" Y# o: i/ K. D3 v& ~
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome2 S( S7 R& _( w! @
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive& I) d, }+ D7 a+ b8 [% t4 ^
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
' p4 f7 k6 b9 Z; |% o" s8 a& x( C: BAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 J2 ]; p8 ~4 d! t* Ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
* j' V: e: d) G& k- Ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will0 G; c& h2 C. S( n
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit' w8 F7 [6 N$ N, e" F
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ |6 {! ~9 e7 M4 @; k/ o0 }4 r3 Y
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
- |4 v9 V7 N0 X0 K5 mAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
1 E% v e; c c! V/ dgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
& n5 c, c. T. q( e3 ]* Cstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
( }4 L, d; S5 X) z$ [7 A, ?Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; r$ {1 D1 D7 v" w% O" JDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 |: M1 b7 D- i& asubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ y3 Q6 ^+ l+ B# ~. M# v, W
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
1 j: m( {6 S z2 v- b* f; J8 jchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first' |2 N4 V3 |: t+ r5 W
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ M4 x# d6 J8 x0 \2 {- U
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
# s& G. l$ }! Q, ?to absorb the full benefit of the program. \9 ^$ f* i5 V2 F% c/ s, N9 x9 p
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
N' D2 t9 Y+ g- G P( ~9 f- religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
; y0 {4 M8 j& P t" Nonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
8 v7 K0 y# w1 T4 Y* O6 w$ v(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
P$ j. _- m2 I: }unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of9 m/ V6 f8 F/ j, p' x' |" a' ]
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 m6 @+ K% v1 \* X7 O' e$ I9 s: `
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent3 Y; {( E3 H+ d; O/ x2 r* m1 ~
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of+ Z7 z; T6 t& P( w/ e
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
) K0 Q/ ?/ [. Q- B$ K) x a) A* Ugrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, N. V+ i' s! q9 Bgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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