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Canada Learning Bond
5 V, K8 M |0 Q& V7 XThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ q; P! Y9 ^) a
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ \7 `1 t+ u' V% O1 v, |7 w# H% Rpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ z7 e* f! u3 L- s) A, E$ gfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive5 c: [& c+ Y4 V5 Q& G
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
! U& }& _8 r3 `% E3 \ `Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
6 B o( c4 [# a# i4 hcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond# M1 S2 Y8 ^' G( w+ m
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will0 q# F! ~9 C6 V6 Y6 _
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 A1 z2 o$ _, U8 L* h6 P; mfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
9 {! W+ C/ j+ S# mcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 N$ s& g. K9 H! H
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 }7 k% w# [4 M9 G! }$ V* Vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
- k4 m h" l' E: H0 Y9 ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. u( P( p. n _5 j/ e* `. A
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
3 P- {! B5 J+ N8 z; ^During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
v7 Q' j( s8 Hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* l( H6 r k/ G
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have0 N7 A: m6 J. [) V9 Y& t& r
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ c" x7 G- A8 {1 s
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
. S# z) U$ w5 s$ Ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
( [( A: [5 j. u; i/ zto absorb the full benefit of the program." N, U) e+ I: E; u- M' ?' S# R4 f, L0 m
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
2 p4 g( S9 _. f2 v, c0 feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 h* A' j$ w* X5 { X
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! R6 m/ U) V1 t5 O6 u5 j(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit F W: K" r+ s6 i& q$ f; d* k9 D0 I
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- N; m- d7 y. p* L: v0 p! c! \3 V
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
% m0 e5 @4 T _( I4 \for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
; `6 |+ i+ X" O$ i$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 W9 i3 ]% I8 T9 j
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
- W9 O! V1 A0 M x+ f7 dgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" _; p- W! S' H8 g% b7 S3 y+ M' F" T
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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