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Canada Learning Bond
" _/ g$ ?6 D. t ]! HThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning% b) o0 \2 S1 v/ S' S6 B8 b
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 c3 G7 M3 i Q- W; {2 r$ K
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
! `/ i* B) u% C/ q% i1 Q4 kfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
% R& r3 q/ k/ N$ [4 l8 s' b$ othe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 A+ c# E T3 \Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' l9 F' C6 S9 ^6 vcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) n2 s% z+ T9 [# Q+ s/ M! O6 N
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, e) C" E0 b) o# h1 ycarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) I8 {, W* }5 e4 @
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household- J1 Z+ d0 f, P! ]* G T
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
0 ^+ c' f, ?+ B: T& }$ L" WAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' U7 |! C7 v7 c) s8 ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" F% [# y/ x% i6 [) p3 G
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
: z; @, i" u2 ]* z8 C6 sAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act3 K% D& W3 r. p( I. t6 \
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and7 @+ s- l+ n" w* f
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The" r' R: Z$ O. M% q6 @
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 G' v o) I9 D5 U8 K
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 B7 |) f v, x! E
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% L9 V+ V( S$ [( V( ?# {
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 a% x! a0 D2 pto absorb the full benefit of the program.
: _) o: c. v3 E l0 L# V( [% c* hAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be* O& I) A* O9 Q9 g* B* U6 P
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
d! P! \' L) v% Q* e7 L( N( Tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth( H3 K& L1 A4 {+ i+ w+ j2 _0 I
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% d4 n) O9 B! `" M% vunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ [5 X- L) E/ @9 h& E y, [/ Uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,1 k+ G0 n6 j6 n* x
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent8 C, S1 P: ^+ H7 k9 h
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% H k$ z! L1 n+ a/ Y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 p8 h% o y$ h2 j
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.000 u8 H8 x$ q1 l( u3 ]) M$ b
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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