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Canada Learning Bond
4 q* h$ @, Y, d( \8 s: EThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
2 a* t; e. C4 v: d5 vBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 E$ Y: K. {; k! s
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ ^5 M7 m% Y; I$ ^families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" h8 Y, ^% t+ M: j, a
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
7 ~6 W. f4 J. R9 wAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will, I8 A5 M {$ @/ |
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
( `# w3 m/ X/ jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 O. m8 y! q% X3 W N' f
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
* P w9 i8 a d) ]from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 j/ j3 H& S9 }- C5 c" u
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
. m- `- @! i( v! O, Z. V" y2 mAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ A; X y$ L$ X& _government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year! ~' Z, m4 a) M8 {8 ?
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- A# C( E f* R5 B- p( E: JAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 D) g& r/ ]/ x! Z# K
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ }( b+ a% J6 K" w
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The$ ^) I v' n( i% [- b- Z6 v% ]
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
s) Z" \0 |0 g/ m5 Ichildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first& j( i, D3 i5 A; U, b- F. Z
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 a/ m0 ^0 }) M3 Z$ U' E
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 M. d/ j3 K' t. Q, m- Feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 S% u! L# D' {8 V, Yonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ b+ m" o* l r( o% q; }
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
" h, B2 f) q5 z* r$ yunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of0 V: `( J; l) y$ p2 U9 Y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,* C1 E. O: E8 M6 B- O J
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 _ ^, P3 U0 m" ~1 c$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ M" W; C7 s5 _2 Ethose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
' @( t" ~& J8 o. J8 d [grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.006 I) z% z% C! ~& G7 \- l; R- L3 f
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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