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Canada Learning Bond
0 T. a- m# r, r& tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% S7 U" Q- a: YBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
+ O \5 k5 W3 D; G6 H1 I5 j( h; ]post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* k4 v- d& l) Z8 q' e
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive; S- ?' a8 X: v( p
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
" t) r0 U N- ~ J9 w: U+ YAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) j) ~9 t9 _5 q' u
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
% N2 ~0 O; e7 |) d* m8 y$ p9 k! Linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 g/ k0 o k8 \( q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
; r% e3 h* J7 O; Ffrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household) x: u4 S7 Y X' C
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 G+ G' [6 |3 p* o( g$ k/ d) N3 G6 J# {; NAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
" D8 q/ f4 e5 C( X ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
) N9 {: E) Q" l& kstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
$ p9 j& K# P" lAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 H1 a/ k, P# }& ?6 s% SDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and) z* P+ {$ W+ Q9 t6 W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 q4 y5 ^' s# a9 s/ D2 `program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 d/ u! x( `: S+ e, W1 q% |1 Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
: E) H/ o1 f, l: B2 }glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,* z `8 m2 D" r/ [7 ]
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
. q3 N% N+ I1 X: S* L/ P" X8 |& Hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
% x& D5 h- f8 D% J' v) H0 ]" _; \( TAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
( _9 d0 }7 s5 g/ Y: A# j7 i1 |eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 u- L( f4 x. {9 z1 ]8 |/ y- o H/ ^. {+ e
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth3 C1 s7 G% [8 b! s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
! ~2 G2 s; ^8 N& y3 B/ Sunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 E [$ J# V# e8 Q3 O# s
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, I( U4 g( b4 T" r' @$ n
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent7 j5 E) r$ b3 s0 n2 h2 b" q
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
/ I3 i4 l1 Q# ~, F, othose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
9 [9 k, I+ R( b3 Igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00& v& o& [0 U" d
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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