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Canada Learning Bond
7 j" |/ }. p) F. Y5 H: c6 S2 S$ `The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" ^; l/ c; ]; o8 n: N6 p* l) }# [Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s9 d" l" `, H5 Y6 n5 h/ |
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 {! \2 d3 L7 ?2 S$ Ffamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, |- m' B4 d) E3 K% \7 c% ~ Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
f( u, u1 ]% ^# G2 T3 C6 J- i2 LAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
0 }6 n- E( `8 A% u: t* l' @0 vcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
' c2 T8 K& q1 X! p4 f2 Dinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
; U. `: ^, ^# q7 L: c7 E& [' F% G! @carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 z& @/ G3 k/ A! `& I, J' {
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- O- n9 s: O- ^6 ^! ucould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) w; g/ k% K' o0 ?Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, c, i7 _* H W7 l0 B( ^) Ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
0 ?( [" P* @3 n* _! G# Istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.) ~5 Y- ^- S3 a7 N: w) [% x
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 A; A z- u$ w7 J5 M* t
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# V6 ^4 x" b9 s% u: L- @subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
t/ c8 z: ? ?program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
0 W. f- Z$ W* m: a! @children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# ^2 K) }( D. Vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, ]2 F3 q m; M6 q9 G0 i+ {
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ `1 R8 i! q. d+ P- nto absorb the full benefit of the program.
: d; m+ n; a0 ^2 V; l4 \# w& N$ hAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ {0 ?+ c* y) h l) F5 A" T. f
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 ^; D- W+ W# O; v3 @
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
2 [7 I! x8 U j+ K$ F/ n8 H(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
K4 ]8 |0 E* g' sunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" `( ]% M2 D. ]6 Dschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
. G* N( Q! \2 _4 Hfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 r3 L/ j5 R& C F! n* Y$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ G0 j8 I% v a" [2 v0 Z2 Hthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These' E2 H9 [9 V2 Z/ i6 t
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
F* \3 U1 B" ^) L/ i. w; `5 mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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