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Canada Learning Bond
2 z5 ]3 p" X1 c- F$ wThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning1 O% u# o6 s$ k4 M. d6 T
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' e+ S; a+ h4 R, Q$ v$ fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' H2 w: T1 E' Y. |9 ?/ I; I- }families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive3 e b0 b' ?! u" _6 K* C9 j1 b6 y0 v
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: i4 Q! O- P8 t5 B5 R& x! g% c
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( y4 }% |- a0 C& C6 M7 V( G2 V+ ncontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. @, r( w6 X: s: M$ i+ h$ c: X2 G
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
4 r; j& z! `: @2 u/ s! fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit+ f8 d+ I* ]$ ]. k+ ?& R3 X
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 Z" X# B& O# T- Scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.9 z C1 {, M9 O; h
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the. ?- F3 l0 b. |; }
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
# D" i2 h& j- o* C; z$ c3 {students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( a* m2 ]. g. z% C% p
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ K2 n+ A" o* E- }7 n
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ {7 m9 `) ?' G' ~$ u* z
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
& ~" _' H( L( N7 s, n' {program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
6 ^% u, S) \1 R% i! Fchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' r( E6 Y3 c* D. D0 A) dglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,4 w. y2 q/ n8 D- Q0 Q
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents! Q1 k9 _* M; ?
to absorb the full benefit of the program.( p6 n2 U* s& v$ `* G1 t l3 {& k2 z
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' [0 x6 N' r+ I8 q0 }eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
9 k' q. Q' _8 z+ o1 W8 a9 u2 C. nonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
) ^& z, d2 ]6 d" s' r5 x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 F6 B4 p& E; i9 x" b5 l
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* S4 m2 I& u" h$ C% t5 a+ wschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 v7 }8 X- X% q. r/ b5 `for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
6 N0 C: M6 z3 p, L$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
% p$ ^, e o9 Uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
3 x& |0 f9 \/ d' l2 v* x6 Agrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& q- C- h+ B) O& i" ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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