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Canada Learning Bond
, Q0 Z$ o! ^5 d8 J6 rThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
4 g/ W6 `# x% U0 O: \ U# d" |Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 x1 g9 \ f: b1 m/ u0 Wpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome4 H. x$ `; c; l. d
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive a# I2 J7 n3 [
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
& @- l- j# I2 r3 cAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will& z1 k1 ~% I1 y! V* @
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# @8 n% ?2 S4 ]0 j4 J& Oinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
! O) L; t" @8 W! d( Bcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 p( y5 `. U5 H$ E" [2 X0 G
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" B ~( t) s* {+ ^( L* I9 E0 ]( @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.3 G0 x9 Z/ ?0 t$ |6 P
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the/ P9 z3 p/ D4 F t& u w/ R
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
V! p9 u7 l4 Q/ Istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 L# k8 q3 A; F9 S. U$ X
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 R* o' j* v- s. M9 ~" lDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! g) {9 _5 [3 V( l, L0 ^$ @subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- `- ]7 H. f6 p+ N4 f! Y3 T0 T
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have" U1 y4 ?% A- S5 j" F) C
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ Y. [# w7 s$ B. b; S
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
5 T% d' H1 a! A7 {once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 u* p3 H* _& T$ d. M1 Lto absorb the full benefit of the program.
% o% n2 e+ Y7 z& l+ sAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% ^( g0 y: P+ W+ _$ B
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
* N3 K7 J4 H& ^only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth; u3 M# B6 g2 E3 |8 @* i- @
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
" c7 K6 G; _9 U, Wunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 C( D$ c& a X% Z$ t2 q V# H! p; m# tschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ Z& R6 M6 e {3 s- J- j0 J
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent; F& l" ^5 D0 B, f
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
" h9 J1 Z7 k* n4 vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
7 ]' i5 Y% {" {+ T/ w- Vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" G4 T! X# v* S: Y& d x& P% ngrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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