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Canada Learning Bond0 A. m8 y* _3 h
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ t- M {. x4 o9 B9 oBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( k7 x$ z/ r, Z$ p9 U% d8 C
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 \4 s8 Y" L6 R; M0 A2 Z* r$ Rfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; Q$ ?# j+ c; |2 O7 [9 ]the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. w+ d6 K- L) x5 a7 IAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will, I+ l8 j' G, x( w, o0 Q) Q
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( v, ^2 X, z1 v. |, W' X% N% u
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will6 c' L4 i; Q" D: A9 a9 ^. O
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" U; M2 S' J* Y. }' G2 u5 c
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: p- P: b0 M; l0 r. p9 e' a- Scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
9 {( \2 L' I. O- J1 E' @& B5 pAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the5 s2 X3 v5 g' H: [& N+ e# X
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
9 Y c, U/ w: t+ _students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
. M H" D" H' z. G% eAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% m% y% N7 }/ {0 K. eDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* {+ X0 s( g2 J+ }) I% b; [! T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The3 I' i7 G' H: q1 n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 }# h% s& `7 t( v5 U% ^
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ F: H L0 E8 x ^* }
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
G7 |) l! o# e Conce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
2 ]! S, X( d! uto absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 k( @' c, l) s0 N6 v/ {Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# P8 u2 h& ]' N8 [eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will6 w; Q8 J/ ]; l% W7 [8 a5 X
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ H( Z% h8 N9 W; U2 j! a
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
, S2 p3 D F5 e9 x N2 sunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ ], y' |$ H, G# lschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
: J% C2 b( Q) n. _/ h% M( D$ Sfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
2 K5 b. H7 c1 i3 s9 n2 P' S$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of# ^) H2 L- c: I2 k7 Y9 B/ b
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" c8 ^8 y- v# d# r0 k+ h4 E% lgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# R% Z9 V1 N9 c! O) V9 jgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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