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Canada Learning Bond
2 L- ]+ x. i- j2 |The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 Z# [3 J5 x) P3 e
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
+ ~8 j- P4 r: D+ W1 U2 K8 epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
& m- e, K% }3 F8 p% Rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive9 v) D3 d. B" R6 A
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
/ o- ~' e9 @+ Y/ q, I3 G$ xAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ D& n( s {. u f, r' lcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
6 \: U0 x8 K+ f, a! }/ B- J+ Linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 b3 @ }, ]! @% Y1 i. X5 f2 ^
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& W* u( Q+ X& r, D0 ~from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
6 _" `/ o& I7 Z% t4 Ccould receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 A7 y0 {1 i: H: |( Y7 r4 m6 G
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
% G" W1 m8 f$ @8 i" v" P& G Sgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year/ @- A/ r5 N) ~. O: L* t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. `% [1 c8 q, {1 c; C4 P/ D$ S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
. o8 ^, D6 g9 k+ U' e, j4 F/ RDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and8 P( M U& `$ x/ l) K5 e# `
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* Y0 e' \0 J: }! E2 Y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) i6 d) i2 l+ b/ f: achildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, ?. R8 T3 Y: {
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,. _$ J: I- j# Y; K P
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
$ Z+ L( l& s! ^7 f, Dto absorb the full benefit of the program.
1 e/ e, ]- t2 d, xAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- w. x- [& {( |1 r) ?3 g- d
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will4 b A9 ^& q3 F; E" D) b
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 V1 n7 H& N. v6 w(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit9 c' L9 `1 l, i- Y1 u* y
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of$ [3 p% C# B4 G L$ S6 s
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ u9 L1 l/ Y8 ?0 L* _for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent% e1 z* M) c" N& @8 S( T
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of0 X8 d, c m3 x) c( O
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% l5 x4 `. W/ F1 v d7 U/ d
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00, m, [ u9 G% \# T: E; _
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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