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Canada Learning Bond
- p& Q+ l4 J. KThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 |% {/ p) _1 g/ v: z/ VBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 g; ]) w9 C4 _: U( b# Opost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ [ ^* n- j! d- W
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- @ B4 e: d: d) q' |
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* ?& {0 {& V# g; F% E7 c
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 a0 Z+ o' x% H; G$ G0 q# W
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
, w X; y6 J" h; }& ], p+ winstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will8 W5 b& C: H/ q: t
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 D2 B! M d7 W5 C7 k1 `from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household' H& i& x& [- D, @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.' j3 W! V# Y* Z% Y, a$ T
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- K/ r! F* r3 K; l$ r7 z) {$ b) n
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) q! M# v F1 X, ?9 I; O/ D/ ?
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( Y$ z q% d$ V6 e+ o
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 l5 t5 _9 `) B" S' D2 [* {( |' }
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* y% @" ^* K2 Z2 m* I( ~
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
$ `2 _3 e3 n+ S3 ?- V2 t2 Z2 mprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have. L2 G3 X- N9 B) L
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& P& f# v) @6 F, z8 }: s" Eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- R' y3 ^8 Q% A1 G: T
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents E/ v: l/ c9 ]% u% i$ ^* s
to absorb the full benefit of the program." o( s! l5 {3 p. B2 Z- N6 h; r
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 n# R* r% o6 _5 I' D4 D$ ^- Veligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will4 D2 h [1 `5 R" \# h, k
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
" _3 k1 S2 e# `' ~2 A W(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! A5 z+ D. r, `( L. v
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* J- Y/ o4 r; G* T' dschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ f5 [5 W" L, @' M
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent4 O0 H% a* c0 M: V! O" _2 e2 Q# X" T$ j
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( Q. \$ `7 H# X) W7 b' L- Y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 q5 y" ?% E( Q. n: l. _0 {9 Q
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
, _, h: c2 y3 |+ d, a9 l( z6 ?+ g, lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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