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Canada Learning Bond7 D2 J# @! o8 q7 M* P
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 v8 ~9 _ K* ^+ y- {: ]
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
* [' F4 y* U8 f5 J* G) p- _ epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
2 B% m3 q4 C( {7 Ufamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# `: |7 @' D- d6 q# B
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
' ^ ~ W) {# B( N7 s& i1 }Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! f/ k7 M- l& k( Y7 j5 B' A$ n
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: _, s2 e' o7 |1 r5 B
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will8 D* L" i2 a v/ p3 r( }8 `& }6 o
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
+ h" U. n4 s! P, R; s! afrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
! @( p! @7 @/ Vcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.& N+ V# n" g6 D6 I9 _
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- @; B7 Y, d* Mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, T# M: h/ |: e4 S
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
" O* I1 _6 F9 X4 kAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; b5 y4 [2 d8 a5 M6 t% F: A
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) v% @3 O; Z# j1 ^% Bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
. j1 ?" |$ X) w$ B9 ~, |; j& Pprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 d! D" S0 b( z9 S$ B
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first: ^( y3 i: L% q6 e3 ?; i5 ]8 ^. ~
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,! F' L- j2 H) O B6 u
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 i2 z8 o# F8 P. j5 F! h
to absorb the full benefit of the program.$ R% ~: K( l' Z5 c4 X( z" f* c$ m9 w
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
p2 Y" i' I+ }- c9 q% ]7 |: {eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will1 ]( W1 i% v W
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth! A1 P/ ]5 e {2 z
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 ]6 s" h: ~/ J+ O* |1 _+ l+ L# hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
0 V2 l8 r3 v- C4 o: Gschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 q. Z2 J: Q7 J- c+ r1 h& U+ l
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
1 g v4 d H0 s1 Q# p+ g6 i2 u$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ _5 r, R |; D3 ]& A' g
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. q" F. S+ H& b- C, ^& s) s# Hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 \; J! N0 g( W
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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