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Canada Learning Bond
% f0 ~' m z0 B" U7 t' C7 G: W2 tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning& W* V8 ?! i$ q+ f' p# e
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 b' j* Q4 d+ @7 P! x5 x' o' {. u
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- _: Y! @1 r" W$ \& ^
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ Q8 |6 a6 I. n$ xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
4 e) s2 W- D! eAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
# G& Q5 M- ?; V" M$ ]continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond, i! j' ~8 v3 A8 z
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will# V' \2 c$ ?' t! Z: V- C! \( @
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 L0 Z7 K9 G" k+ d5 \, r3 r9 {
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: S! |7 g1 ]# D+ kcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ ?+ t9 q$ K# R$ ? c$ K6 O
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, l1 F% ?- x; M6 C, egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' _ t& C5 N5 Mstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.! b' z" [; A2 k4 t
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act& _" p. N) Y) S
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( o+ M: Q/ o8 f& U6 a0 i
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
/ c+ a3 Y. }8 g4 ]* x) vprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have8 t3 e9 r6 e3 ~
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first0 l" S$ ?( [3 X1 E: A: z* M2 |
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
! s, C, @+ K. oonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents7 K- B! w9 Q8 d3 r
to absorb the full benefit of the program.) d% f. L1 ^/ N2 `0 P
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; S+ M6 J7 d2 m+ `eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- P# R) P2 e9 O- q" H# { j2 Ionly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth- m# \1 q8 R$ ?
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit9 v2 U$ v' |3 j( A/ e: F4 }8 F- y7 D2 O! X6 U
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
. s. i$ j- j- I- X3 Cschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 c [+ Q0 Y: [$ mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
' ?1 f' [' t" Z! |/ ^* {' x$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of9 x. g' e X* D3 k8 p5 {: X
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These- g% k' W5 Z: |: O$ t( K
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00$ {" E) B0 t* I' O M4 t, \2 [, W2 ?' I
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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