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Canada Learning Bond
' V, T+ U: E7 m$ U3 l l% Z! tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 ^6 r$ n) `9 C
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) T$ i @$ b2 G8 n/ T/ u) ` Zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 @* b8 p) S$ c. d' o9 dfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive4 a U- c7 y+ Q) J$ ]6 S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 M2 [$ ], K7 k. ]% O
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' m! W) \- N3 u3 d% }! \continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
. r* ^- k! g, Y9 X( winstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 H9 D" s: V6 z8 d) ucarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 I F! P; W$ C" u) L9 i: j
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household# l( J5 X6 o6 C; C) I
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 |! O" h' y& S2 ^3 R$ k
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the+ Q- x* K9 N |+ H/ s, S
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 Z! y: a& c6 H3 `students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 f. Z: q0 R* p( i: x
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 h" K3 b; U# rDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ E7 `! D; u' j8 s
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
# f# N6 s' e) ^2 l$ U: G: P. xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! e- _/ i% `" L6 Y6 |
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 U2 |3 h2 w6 w* c5 r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,# ^# c R/ n4 @: x) g
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be! y) k# [7 u1 A$ q. ^- s/ H
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 p4 ?* M/ O+ }
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
& g' z, K% w {5 x/ E- D& r(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
: }# m& N9 u6 Q! Wunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) T! F4 T- a! d& E8 k. i. N2 Z d& Bschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 t$ j, O5 U$ x3 e" r# e! ~
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& S* O) w/ F @7 S8 `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of) @% r' j8 y) S8 i2 B' t
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 Q9 [& p8 K Z+ b+ H: {grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
+ G% E* ^4 U) i Y3 mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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