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Canada Learning Bond& h! B+ }# L3 A! Y1 g
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
. p) w& }; _& n) WBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 y6 }! y8 k2 v M* E! opost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 ~( O2 L- `( y3 S1 Yfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive9 o' S `* K8 {. w3 ~$ h5 r5 T
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. o% y2 g5 b3 C& ~Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
4 X9 e" F; b3 u# p) Z: wcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond I- Z! N1 @0 m3 ~* e
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 k4 L# L( ^1 y1 Tcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
H6 `, w; u4 s, [7 D# B+ pfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ }8 A+ f$ ^( Q) A7 b4 w
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 b' H v5 O8 r" IAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( U# |/ R: j6 v- e' R ~# Ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year g* g' O! O+ d4 S3 |; d
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
& J+ f' V! R+ nAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
0 u6 t" A: z% q; ODuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and! {% S7 u# h9 A& R2 L
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ {" o$ N. v. _8 r3 p* @
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) Q. ?4 U8 }, Z. a( Hchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
9 |9 F! B4 v* M G* r& O- b2 Nglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,+ u! G) D7 T- {$ M7 D B
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents4 D( p* W, X( o0 h1 r
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
. ~. J/ f9 _: `# s3 s+ a; Q9 JAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 j( p: z; v' d, P7 \4 teligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
: e+ K+ l/ b* Monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
+ Q# K1 Z( Z3 J6 q3 [. R+ f(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
$ i' ?& p0 O& Z/ Punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
( Q" E4 X6 H' B& b5 Cschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 I) Y; m! m2 j5 E$ A6 u3 Pfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent1 X, q7 X: ]9 m. C8 [
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
W7 L$ W# t: C& Vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These( t$ e# b1 }$ t- H) H5 u# H
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00! t, C+ Q6 F: v7 q$ _- p
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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