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Canada Learning Bond
& ]: d% W1 y0 S: jThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; f' O- q9 h/ }' r7 B s8 g) r8 r5 ?Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 Y) O6 K5 B# g6 O9 ?/ M+ o
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 l. A8 p3 M! W) r+ V% Z
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive9 v) i2 F5 r. a0 K
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.6 [( f) |' i. V
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
( k5 A- K0 k. \0 Rcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond/ F7 E% ?( |4 `5 I
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 [9 ]% \% P9 L. W) X$ W5 t, j
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" G9 ^5 L5 F: C) \ {- |) {+ s8 gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ Q: Y) o2 u* F
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.$ r+ S! A2 F; h) u8 U7 n
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' [" s2 V) s4 R" c9 s6 K# Jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; w6 V0 t4 S$ E" B- T4 M
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. ]1 a: [' p# k7 B/ \
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
3 o/ B7 ?6 W# ?, mDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* r2 ^8 X7 g; f" T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The. l3 o% K6 ^# w( Q3 A: w
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
7 Z4 U# p) I: Y' H. ychildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 [9 C1 d. Q8 [. v
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,& a' G- z4 b" F
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
5 M- m Q# Q6 D1 V) Y& w$ jeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ S! V m+ I* n" o! X& w* @+ conly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
6 X( z( R [/ {$ C9 Q(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 m* u! U3 f+ H8 x y1 z
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of3 |8 O$ D9 I+ _3 b w
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,& M4 D$ K f( c$ q$ Y
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ a- A8 Z* n, F- b
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 v; V6 D; x0 U! kthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; ?( y; I# x( ?9 m9 a. R1 k7 Pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00) `& X* A: }" `( I: X8 K7 e
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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