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Canada Learning Bond% F: t/ l7 F4 n% C- H' X
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning$ K9 s {7 |6 \, [, \
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; J5 j$ I" G+ t6 ?post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ s/ g4 w! `1 a4 o! s% Gfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( `. `6 u6 |2 u4 u8 z- i' r) ?! ~1 ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
A4 f, b, g3 pAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
! I$ d* Y* F, d& @9 Kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
" f$ v# u" W% }7 g" o' Jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; g* N* n7 S! @/ F+ }) Z
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
0 N7 H6 b, L" j |$ \+ ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household6 \% h0 V: M6 F [! h* H
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.) e0 `, ~1 I c( L: W& E
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the! M; E* [8 Y1 x1 o. m& r
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 j5 o% M$ p) n$ I, M- w7 Z: Tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 o# t2 k$ R2 }" ^% ]+ \' y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act M; `) u4 n3 o9 D* n. ]
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and }1 O4 u5 {% M/ W- O5 ^
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
# R* k0 e8 M" S# Z/ |+ sprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# c) |. F/ w: i" i" c# S! S( z! ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first6 d. Q5 N; Z# h/ N! D6 ^) H; P! C
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
$ P9 m$ P7 F3 m9 [5 l% m5 g+ Donce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents5 K& o0 x5 I" D* z( P! `9 F8 r
to absorb the full benefit of the program.$ {3 Z3 i! Q6 q3 t" T
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be. o4 l& z: p! A2 G
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will- I, ]+ f1 d5 [/ j( P# r' K
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth Q0 X X6 Y5 R0 y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% H {) C/ O/ I0 nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) O# @7 a8 S+ g( t, C6 d( Ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,! n8 B' M1 E7 e; F. a/ Y/ J3 T
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent) ]: m7 c/ Z( V. v) K* Q1 x
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% B& T3 h; ^$ {2 b0 L7 g2 c0 ~
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
( L! E% m U5 {% P! s$ }, `2 l8 [grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# ^' X! o; b* Fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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