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Canada Learning Bond4 g9 H! `: V2 h2 J8 X; z
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
. ?1 U& K9 P& [Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. K' W+ e( c- f- C. f" opost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
, a& d" M" C, wfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive1 R3 L" k, L# }- x4 {) `
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
! G" [# B0 k# o! L4 AAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
3 r: J+ z& h! A! O' o3 lcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
' G2 J, c* `4 k I. Cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
+ Q6 a# M3 {- h# Icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 q y& {. o0 c9 g7 r/ D$ Bfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 a/ b6 S# K' Q2 E- ^. v' m* Z% ncould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ i4 M. X/ M0 pAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the9 R5 E2 e' ?" O' J9 P9 R9 c9 [
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year9 R, _ v7 D5 b' a
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.1 r) s5 y: A) O2 ?% n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 w; s9 t' Y) J: I- o/ n: GDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
5 y0 v- a* W( T9 c6 qsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
9 p A9 d& }5 eprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* X) O; y8 X' M' J8 ^0 u0 Echildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
8 Z* ?* D7 y; `glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* R$ r3 J8 A9 d: R6 ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents/ e4 X/ C# [ T" i5 u: Q9 f+ g
to absorb the full benefit of the program.; }, y5 m- |4 M q: v0 T
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 ], e9 r: v$ j, s2 T/ [eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 S) b2 M& o _9 F7 Tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 N6 x0 r6 k) P, F7 T$ {4 Y(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit) C; J: c7 l+ c' X; h. A
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- z" p! v+ M9 sschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,( e4 N0 S: W3 A9 p: g5 p
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 V, t4 \0 \' d7 r( @" U; G N! h
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
A& G; u( A5 U F- q9 ]8 _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These! A: {) i- c- ^3 i2 \
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
4 ?8 h9 V: w1 Z8 d# Cgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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