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Canada Learning Bond9 E6 i- R# D" ^/ }, d/ |
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning: U% N7 Q4 W% |9 D+ Y) l8 O
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ R; i3 @& n! G0 F; Q e) ?
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) y9 _3 i) V4 d* O
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive5 l' }: q# k. i: L! V1 z
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 I+ Q' l2 H3 r+ W( vAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
" T' {0 a7 ^; ycontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ f7 y5 k( U( y- b Y2 q
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ G: M! V0 }2 N! h8 ?
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" j+ k+ ?. z; N! }9 Q7 j, d6 vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household6 i0 V7 b$ r: I( W b) s5 J
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.$ [! h' h B1 E! L1 X* f- m: P
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
$ B1 _5 `: P" G; Agovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year [0 z" \( m5 z8 U, i* b
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 b% E" j) ~5 f5 D3 f( a/ uAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 Q* W* T8 `* g5 F( L: B5 d) MDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
N2 D' H- f. ?' Esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
1 D6 ^- l) x' U4 N& }( Fprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
" G; ]! Y! J" l" gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
: q/ ]7 Z- ]1 a. Y. @9 w- C- O4 ?0 ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 [1 N5 A9 |4 [- _* a
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
$ P) z2 }5 a. A" K, V9 L' o! F7 Uto absorb the full benefit of the program.' C4 q1 V$ }/ r; r1 S
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' M6 {* g$ h2 \7 j/ d; p oeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
9 m1 `: @5 j+ I6 c2 yonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 k2 ?$ A$ w' ^9 _2 y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
0 G8 K4 e( B: m: C' G2 yunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
! x7 S6 v! U6 g, Yschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,% @% v2 F5 k L% G% o! Q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 `7 v8 F' M; O6 {1 Z
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
: F T# t% w0 p# mthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These! g# ~& M6 ]# ?; |; ~2 P s! v
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" X" T. e4 [$ N; u8 X+ h
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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