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Canada Learning Bond
# o; A4 _" C' \' a8 z8 u. wThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning. e9 Y7 c; y- }& z+ ^
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 n6 o/ G2 n" k4 W; L9 x( W$ l9 n0 @/ upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 O5 e1 `; R5 q& dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
: w" k/ a) ]6 Y8 G9 lthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.+ Y$ g' P {' D9 I" T) P
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
# Z8 {; v p2 w$ s- G* W j D Gcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond2 B5 l. M* Z) t3 p& [: A
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 F+ C/ V7 U' r# Q5 G. r3 }% Y b$ T" Icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit! s U& {. e6 `1 @/ g
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household6 L3 P, R3 K0 ? T! L' ~% P L9 G
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* y! s/ `# d; E' E% M" \; TAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the1 T2 u; y0 N: m
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year+ W; v. K/ w- ?( e+ j+ c& i3 V
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 R: A& } J+ ^, S+ X8 M+ e& R* dAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 O3 b p6 ]9 I& x/ [$ }- T
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, _- y5 ^0 y$ [: s" Wsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
; k$ E7 T c( j8 F& iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ h% t4 Y; v3 ^- m; z, G
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
. A4 M5 S. \3 M7 V1 D; c) W5 ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
3 n& r E& N8 j$ V* R1 v" G% q1 xonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
- X9 I' w7 |2 R3 _to absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ Y( m U/ }% W% a- v) FAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be6 y5 y- o* C# i- Z S6 `
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% x5 G! I; R( `% i& `% H4 D! ?only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth* n* q+ H; o+ |! f
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& e2 Y; E6 G& _. J; ^ ]( }
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of! O# V. v6 g L! X2 W: Z( E1 n
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ Z$ T* u/ x) ]. u a o w
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent7 a3 k) a2 [0 \
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of& o8 ~0 F( }: L% {0 F
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 @$ |, N' r! d. X/ ? z/ ~
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- e# R3 ~. x; q" H( p1 P7 B
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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