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Canada Learning Bond
% @% _6 J5 W" Z& z: r& v" MThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) `' O( x( q9 dBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
8 X& V8 L" w5 p" c! ~" Lpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome8 f g! B, W) ^( l' k5 u& ~1 p1 d
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
h* G+ A6 s& q! Vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond." M" N/ |/ V) h* S. {( m: ]
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will, ^1 B& W1 |9 q" X8 X# I; j
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
8 J: w0 t1 W% I% q; r/ b0 \: C, @installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 A* n: u9 B7 R3 p/ R
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
, x! S' R% H* k lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 Y6 |4 a2 E& M
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ b- L8 N4 }- |1 }: }
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the, u9 k( ^0 t, E! p
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year7 C$ q: F" E( {! k9 K! w
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.' @* w/ Y, V: l8 q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act# T' N' I+ A5 V
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 m7 [) a! z& M3 v# B/ o0 ~- Usubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
% o3 o% M" {; |4 }: Eprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 t% ~& O# i0 q, k C, V4 E- E# \" e
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first5 |% ?0 R+ G9 F
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,+ m( O' c* r( P: r
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
( x+ G& |8 w2 ]8 q: G! s8 Xto absorb the full benefit of the program.& g; c4 C1 O6 |7 E+ l# I: H- q. `6 J
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" h# m. d; z3 ?
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. E8 ~$ T/ ?0 D
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ |& Z& ~7 X3 F! i, i- g! o
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit1 g+ E# _4 `( x
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
5 D9 H/ V% P) J( K" Vschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 z' q5 T8 D9 n$ Z7 Vfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
' `" i# s2 A. |$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
; w7 x9 w3 U6 othose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These+ C8 v1 L& h7 \: c1 I2 V! C
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00( e |3 n: E+ G
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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