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Canada Learning Bond
% i1 H% q3 v- S2 `% d" rThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" V# R0 `* q" g% \* qBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 ^: G. G' s3 K# n! h! ~5 b) t1 e5 kpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 z+ I6 n: P. F+ P$ P2 u9 f- } b: ufamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; {9 e* K( W6 q0 T0 a3 athe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 M- q+ G8 \* P1 n1 Q2 C" KAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 x: P. C& N9 p6 f; u5 h+ L8 K
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond3 h/ s) \+ a' E; @. Z6 B
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' @% b% I/ T1 J; `/ b1 Zcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
, W1 A5 y$ @+ [; gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 Q; i( B4 ]% }9 V
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ f0 r: _2 H8 w8 b4 E1 LAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 F: h5 A; T6 C3 g: egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
( d1 ?3 s' j o; w& P) m# F3 qstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ S1 R! |* [) S& f
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act& C. s$ C7 M$ e; n. J
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# `( m5 Q2 Y3 V1 psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( _ v% y; y/ \# sprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ |% P6 N1 P) o0 T5 ?; `7 w/ nchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
$ l# R7 f2 U" |, ]/ c) qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,! d% B8 d n$ K. W! }
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 `, v( s( ^8 F- ^/ u. ?to absorb the full benefit of the program., O; S" |' F u# P# U
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be* |4 d5 y% X& {" ^) V
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
" {( a' |4 M% ]1 X% E9 m$ m+ L+ Q" t Vonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 M3 o7 E1 I2 o3 R) g0 K
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit8 F$ K' P( l ~/ e
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
& \( H# t- ^* Y/ ^# {* uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 J: i; L) A- o2 b) S
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
* M9 u/ d. e; r( ^! s$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* T8 b+ U% k+ c e2 S; _: ythose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" v9 X- e1 _7 ?/ v% K3 Pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 @3 w) L4 S% Y: ^grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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