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Canada Learning Bond* q7 h! u. s/ x3 s
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ e K0 k5 F/ M* ~# vBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
0 ^3 E$ {2 f* _' f% Q( A% [post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome T m- E# `- x6 o
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive2 | f' G- ~ H& ~1 _- M
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# F( w* h1 @3 |9 o* _Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
4 s' n3 _: h$ X3 c7 i: E( w8 ocontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
D c5 x0 g; P% L. J9 L, c6 b/ Hinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 y) D4 h# S Q9 m7 Q3 [( j
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 V1 J/ `/ c9 \; L$ d
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- Q S, T8 R- a# D+ V gcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.% B! W, j2 H! s e4 L7 {* ^. _
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 A7 Q/ d v9 v- R1 A
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% \+ u7 Y8 \, R$ f: g- V
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.9 m6 j) d, Y# s4 {8 q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- }* K" p( b: m; m$ S
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
; g$ H: H2 w0 y# a+ \' vsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 m8 q5 k) I8 Z5 I% s: ?
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
; d8 f1 U8 `: E7 u, S- rchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first% |* Z9 G( A) T) X' `2 a4 E) j
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
" N; V0 j8 x O, s1 t! Ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& O) G& G: |, ?: f. ~, Ato absorb the full benefit of the program.8 |2 \$ C- M) w% p
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be# p! @0 ?. N0 |+ m, o5 s5 G& A
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 w6 {+ T# S( U+ ^8 D, ?& T
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 K0 k* N& ?5 v- N9 r) F5 s# V(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit0 f. N+ }) Q# j V: f$ m
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
$ q$ I: [2 @& lschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 B) {3 @2 Z7 h- u# vfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
+ H1 K9 _* v# ]$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of7 R) O) B/ g) J; ~/ \ Z) k% p
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; R+ y6 P8 S5 v8 ]grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
! V a! p) D0 s( ?6 z/ |grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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