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Canada Learning Bond
9 F$ t9 P* ]$ \* m% r7 GThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' [' K4 h0 V1 o3 p6 g. {, g2 F M/ F, y
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s2 }* Q& u5 f+ I6 s7 S4 v% ]; T
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
5 _( A, d/ D0 ?& P$ r/ p, ofamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive5 a+ H- t; }) M6 K) _
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% u+ ]9 ]/ w& e- n% H8 a
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; l( P! r. b, Z$ e5 s
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; ?, ?; A7 \" _0 einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will Q8 p+ H# R2 T8 L1 r
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit5 ]+ w% E/ s& f0 a- [6 c2 Y
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- |1 H5 b8 A; m1 j! i* Scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.& J/ L4 k" a4 b6 V) Z: o% _
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, ^0 ~; S1 {8 Ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ a+ z* }3 J( W7 r: e9 i U+ u$ nstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
; S7 o6 u- h! Z, vAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 s( A3 v3 G6 _% [During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ Z" j0 h; S4 @% C6 J( f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
, p' Q' I, o" q& ]program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ Y2 I$ Z( U% Z& O; t/ f9 {/ S$ Z3 \children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
" W8 f) T7 H [4 L9 f0 O! Wglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
! f' _6 f& I8 E, z/ @( Z+ b3 ^9 Monce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
% e1 b9 B4 {) w1 N) I+ ]to absorb the full benefit of the program.
9 @& H/ L8 i8 \9 _" \7 ^Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( k1 [( m: F2 k0 i$ y
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
+ F1 r5 U4 Q2 t0 D1 G% Wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
# k% T4 Q) t7 H- n(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
" g: V3 q: ^2 Iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: [. a; T+ R& p8 `
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
$ h; d6 D0 S: ~- Gfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
* f& D$ O8 Y0 N5 k; y6 H$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 [) E( P* \0 S& F+ I
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* @) g) W1 \) L% [- A9 A/ p) N( b
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' h% S+ M: e9 X" |% ?8 w! ]grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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