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Canada Learning Bond D6 g- e# x; k3 D5 ^" y. R
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
: ]$ Z. X- Z4 q" d" j6 U# j4 SBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s _$ U& F# o, W$ T, w) p
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
- o/ K" X( t' N7 @ g7 A; E1 hfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ B; Q( }$ m- gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.2 D4 v- D, |# d/ O! _ A
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 @$ H8 l( x( ~- a
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# X' o& `! G# {+ |; C1 C- v- Winstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
$ v% z Y2 V# D6 N1 b1 k& r3 Ecarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% U0 M0 r$ G& k- ~2 F, @8 s
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household- E/ q9 |4 h8 N Q! ]0 }6 Q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.0 M( U5 ~9 s' V9 U$ c" o$ ^
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" b) j5 ?5 n9 V+ F
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
R+ q; l& L7 I/ T# V2 C9 Z# Sstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
# G' I& D* v; d. xAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ M8 ^( K8 | G2 ?( vDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
4 g7 D8 H/ b" ]/ U% x. bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 }) r: B7 c, p Tprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have7 q" u* e% A$ e! O5 y
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
) @/ C7 A, D6 A/ ^ R# Y" F' `+ ~glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
: h- D0 ]* _+ w4 w/ nonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
c& S+ ^) R- ~2 j$ r2 m* }to absorb the full benefit of the program.
% _5 v; x, v% N" b6 V, ?Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' T7 S; l( l4 T" ?; o( Geligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 s; ?7 J* F0 \; ~& V* a; A; U
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
& n7 f3 Z9 G3 K1 O U5 E. \(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; F/ v; A4 E$ \- j: n. x% ?# y
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
# `! I$ W( b* C" {8 o! V( n# Fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 n, Z7 z/ Y+ ?( K* L9 }4 u3 N
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( _; y9 b% L! }$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- c# T$ H4 p) o
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These( T R4 K A& g$ w
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 M" F6 P x5 ?
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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