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Canada Learning Bond* Z3 }) d( J5 I/ L. g! Y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning* d! \' e, {) D+ z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
( p* H( t8 t a. o9 spost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
6 g& C3 _7 m( E; q- Q+ vfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
% ?- w0 g+ P, `% u1 Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* g" H" J8 A& X) R
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
& Z% C, Z7 B: u- m( Y' p( ~4 c# B, Ncontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
9 `: \' r: D# X+ o4 v5 J- einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 p: b3 N# Q* g8 R0 Y% xcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
' f6 _1 y: {5 x8 Ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 `# |0 F6 z; b& ?' J2 i4 Pcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ S' ~+ p+ r- i1 ^- ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the6 g# N6 l0 h$ G+ M
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
. c6 y9 s# U- F$ `students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- D, u7 O p) z" J8 d# `; v5 t
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 i6 C! ]$ O% z3 O
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and$ e2 g/ b) g* w( T: u
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 o, j* V* z# w* C2 {# j
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
% y N" c: h1 D9 m& fchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 Y8 ^, l# N: v4 T; x6 f+ Z& e# @glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,& b, S3 p" p' K8 P
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents Q$ H! k [9 ]; L4 N3 ~0 I0 c
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ `' E4 }5 c' CAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 s' p$ x5 P2 Z2 weligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 j' j5 }1 |+ T/ f! s
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# Q6 V% U% }" i# s" r(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
$ ]% R' G1 z! p0 F3 M- v5 u" ]unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- r/ t! x8 J4 O
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
' K4 f# f$ g0 r/ Wfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 M' w8 r0 b( x7 N7 A5 ^$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
7 m& @; }4 u" D5 ?5 p$ Tthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 _, g% R* ]0 @7 igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 @8 I/ @3 j4 {: A! F9 I' ^
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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