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Canada Learning Bond
% A' V0 Z" f: N: X3 [! PThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
1 I6 V% E" X# V- `% `Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' m( o: e ~6 q! m( j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- s" Z! J; ^5 @* f* L
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( E) p M) s9 `5 q5 @& V
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 `/ i7 S9 p" i# f4 }$ T
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! h. `7 ^: x4 y! Y: d& k
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond+ E% {+ K/ D; ? i' Y- v5 o
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 j' d: ?) v/ C, |. e* C: y, s
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit+ {. H* _! Y, e, k. L6 s9 l
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
. f8 b% b3 E1 B! Ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education.- L( O6 {2 \3 M! K& q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the2 F/ \9 z0 `$ N% o7 w8 c5 a
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) @4 q K- r _+ @6 J
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 p- [0 c5 o9 P
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 l" i+ ]3 y, a
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and' O; A( V3 i% E
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, f" B+ c s1 a
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* k5 v$ o! Z5 y# _3 C7 Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first- H5 K7 ]% |- g2 H
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 a! Q3 X1 T/ [7 U9 Fonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 L1 j9 z( i$ hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
# z+ l0 T1 Y# U6 S) [6 mAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 L! a7 c* h& A
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
4 _' B4 ~. a, z/ r( L' ]/ D- Bonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth# b8 F. v* m5 J+ }
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 D! l* J. r3 Q! t: z2 M
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 w% } U9 z; X; h4 t+ Qschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,( r6 c7 ~( s; h) R- L. T
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent! L) B" b" b% P9 `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 R8 z* b0 ]; A1 |4 `/ nthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
, Q0 Q# w+ j3 h5 _: S2 cgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: w& ^* L F( o8 y
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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