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Canada Learning Bond
+ U8 q3 g# E" O; nThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
* E# [1 |2 _. d* L3 o9 A4 i$ l! iBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
9 ^; W1 p/ n1 O1 upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ ~; l) U0 }# l _0 l! U) n+ ^$ ~families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; g4 ~) y/ X) M# t) Ythe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
; p9 W& I5 D7 ?+ @7 g9 l0 K/ {Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
) y7 O# j! F1 V5 Zcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond4 X3 p0 i6 |9 j
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will6 S9 r; F1 V# H: `' \$ A
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 h; e$ {7 K/ Y _# Y5 t
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
6 B9 I1 |3 s4 N, r! S* a( Tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.. S, n' B% d% k7 i4 |
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
6 R8 ~6 q" R+ w& {government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; j1 t5 ]5 T- M. N7 S/ Istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ n! c! t6 d+ Y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
' y T% ^0 j+ I$ T! Z; X1 FDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
5 m% ?( \) }9 o- {1 Vsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
' a0 `& x0 r% p, w" W' x# M$ Y& Xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 r( h3 z: Q0 H4 Y2 Mchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first# h& S/ P' \% F1 J
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
7 A4 | A& w; H2 t2 d# i4 oonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 a" A: ~/ i8 J* `& @3 jto absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 E% G6 c5 t8 @, v( G @3 oAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
x$ u5 E1 O; Z. m* religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 p( x. ~0 e6 I) r" M4 `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth' u2 l8 v( P# S, I; J: e/ ^' P
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit x9 e, ] M- o. i$ {9 X, |8 W
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 D$ q: x, x, l0 k: ]schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) ~5 ]* N b u6 D- V3 sfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent0 N3 l/ R2 x* h+ X
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
% |5 c9 y2 K/ } D }those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 S; p7 U( `' k0 a% @! Rgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 d% M% j* j* o; Q3 E9 y. b2 ]+ @$ |( ^grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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