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Canada Learning Bond
$ d! p5 c: @8 e; O# a- [' r. ^The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 u) ]( E8 N: y, {( {Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s) E, a0 C) i0 l# ^
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome/ [4 ?, V. j2 G
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( k0 D; L: j. `6 L; Xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
- i" i; |7 `2 [6 z. g( g8 sAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will2 [7 z% n. b" W1 T4 j# a
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond$ r% x: n# f% O/ i5 Q, y# h
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. }5 q* ~ G! x! a) o
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 h' m' G% ]7 ?from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 y9 z* [- {0 L2 ucould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: ?: F- G5 p; Q0 S8 |1 aAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* q( K q! n1 d% l6 U8 vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
" E, G& P9 U% {- w* ?students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.6 L& u! ~, Z0 p0 t& T% ]% t; n
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) _# d5 S; s6 F
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and: O% Q- e! w) Z) [7 Y" m) W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 c, p. c. W' I3 q
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) c* b& A9 Z: y R9 } J" o
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' O7 l* ]3 _$ |glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 n2 F. w1 w# f6 r, F2 Fonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. O* F. ], [! i1 P, h
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
R( B I8 J" |Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
h$ m: K: P% i3 h* m7 N# L( Celigible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will+ G! O2 Z# r: S: K
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& H' i9 @0 k. i4 k
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; A8 O5 k- {% {# R7 e' H- {3 K
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
, l( g" Q n: W3 t0 Bschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 e r y% J9 E, I' H+ {9 F
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
T$ B* d/ r& U2 E) P$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of r; [) F. _1 U9 `1 M1 d# ]: c
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 [* e0 j+ m4 a% Z9 p" a" mgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
5 L9 D5 G4 _( g! u- v- n* dgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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