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Canada Learning Bond
9 \" o" F5 u+ M; C |5 sThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ r4 Z; Q$ Y9 m; S7 {+ \" f+ i- cBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s% r7 r4 r- x5 @9 T$ @
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome( D4 X# y0 W+ b6 |" y" Q
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
# h. J# I1 L# o/ M1 E4 Othe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 q' I4 y3 Q8 {- b: D3 k2 |7 IAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
# K4 k+ t+ T4 |9 b" b. xcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. w2 b/ U1 j) X9 {
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 E4 b/ m. u. X% c4 a& {# Tcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: P ]- e# o' W
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" g. S$ J7 ^/ }3 h# f" g5 j. `
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.8 ]$ a0 A$ W' u. d8 y4 T
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 A6 Q7 W; m* `# I& R9 s% g. y
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year5 k3 h, Z$ a! j4 Y
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
9 |) ?& c! e: W2 bAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act* O; E2 [' I8 Q' E4 I: J. g
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! x5 l& L; _6 i6 J! csubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The9 L9 u/ z+ q( `) ?9 U' f/ p
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have1 f7 Z7 h) }1 e2 U# l6 v- j
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
6 A6 E, k+ L+ Q" i% F3 M) T/ b( Hglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 Z; s0 V+ G4 { }/ S5 L% s
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents6 g/ M2 X/ D9 O4 |; l) q: D
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
( A8 v! @' Y# r4 b# vAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
! [1 W$ x T' i( u, }8 Eeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will+ J# ]. H( O. T f" [: e
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
( r8 B* }1 T& {. `/ a6 W(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
* k+ E' \8 W- E6 Runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 Z* L& C2 ~ a( I! P
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
) n$ ]6 q% X& M! w! Y7 l6 V. bfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent! B, N' u* u1 v; L
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ i: s' F& T5 n# k' H
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
1 ?" z7 `& r, pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" o1 n( D \ X5 v. [! ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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