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Canada Learning Bond
, y- G( U4 C1 _) Q4 s. LThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning S/ f- ]. Z" a- z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, |: Q# \3 c! d$ C$ B% {post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
* k! N, U2 j# g0 ~4 i& ?6 g. Tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive% R7 Q- R. K8 W' m4 b
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' N3 a; }! T/ U7 N: O* `9 l9 J# Q
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* U- h3 U* Y8 H/ \continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond- E& G! m f$ {! @
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
) ^/ ^$ \: C! a6 M: Rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 } `7 Y" r- H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" y2 O3 \" y% S* t
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 O9 | J, ^+ D3 r, ?$ VAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 z# W0 T/ w3 |1 W& r9 `7 N
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 `3 u. v- x5 d3 Nstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. U/ x6 Q% S' m; Y/ d+ I
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act& r; [( L( J6 `! ?) @5 Z" G" m
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
+ F; w% g/ \% ]1 _1 ?/ m9 ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* N$ \* ~) J) l z! D4 l4 |0 S- e' U! xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have. X' u, a5 ~2 U' r
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
( r7 e% A3 a3 R( zglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,) [' }1 k1 l+ Q0 Y7 z
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 l- w6 F/ z- lto absorb the full benefit of the program.* i% Y( i- u& d; [
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ ?5 W ^ `" k5 R, Feligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
E2 m# c7 A& H0 q3 E, f; Monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth" }$ v4 z" Z8 R' R! l$ j. ]
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 b( A% \) W) b! ~
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
! |8 K) k9 N) E7 X, `% Y/ |schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,6 q$ p, j0 _" y# Q: n" x! {) H% T
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
+ L# O0 ~# y# T: D& f$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
; j8 X- w. L* e4 G, e: }" i: _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
/ N' i2 I% ~- ?* Xgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
6 J+ o/ |0 ~" v0 m$ Xgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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