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Canada Learning Bond2 |+ c4 T+ B/ Z& Z& t& z4 n
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
. L, D& b& I8 {5 WBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- Y; S5 H- s; c' q" W% Z6 h8 A& D
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* ^ Q2 l4 k- e( l; z6 g! Q
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive }6 ~. f# O0 Q* e [
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 t3 I& j! u* S; t {Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 I) V" y6 q) g9 L/ K
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond, ?$ W' x- l J
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will Y" T j* c3 h O/ H; I
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
+ z7 g6 e9 w4 t( ~' e1 O7 bfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 c5 u* N5 J/ R: Q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.1 w) S4 j/ I2 F% p2 ?6 V
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
7 A: p v# Y8 P8 l% ogovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
) W8 D# O6 ~' P6 {( f; b jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) |$ L) r5 X, h6 B+ ^4 Z1 ]Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
7 l1 n \% ]1 `: w5 |During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 t4 W1 k/ u1 T% D Psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The% Z( c& o/ Q' N8 b" n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- o; l( ], e6 V' |
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 N; ?' K/ s1 ` v: ?$ Fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 z' p& G" G0 }' `# x1 d; o7 z
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
% Z+ U7 G B) e9 M) j; yto absorb the full benefit of the program.
) w0 q7 f0 N5 h! E) b: [Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be! S/ j& {( Q/ _0 l) n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( J. v- ~% U% l: U: \7 z
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# R0 V$ C% B* ^(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- _& g/ e( {+ \/ O; k1 o! Y. Cunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" W3 A0 }8 k& L3 @& i$ c. ?schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 B. t1 k# I/ C1 a tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 {6 p6 D6 G3 o2 Z& r
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of5 O7 x8 `/ {- x3 V( q! J' i5 j
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
3 E! ~% D' I4 \$ E/ j; R% }+ Ggrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& ?" Y, p. P7 bgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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