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Canada Learning Bond1 U8 G- U4 S: a% a
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning3 g9 r6 H( U! a/ |! m9 N
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 @, ?& [" i, B P3 l) ]post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome a8 [# U+ V8 o0 @1 m- ^
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( G( n- J% @$ g+ `$ j' v& h
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
2 m0 [# O$ v& I# i! T5 KAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# c4 b7 M- _' d# B- s( \( a9 Z
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond7 \, m& I% Z. P. ]+ T. U. [3 {
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& F' G J4 n; V4 J0 N4 G9 i: rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 U% K5 ]4 c6 _$ h% c
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
1 K. v/ z: V) C8 ?2 d4 y! Ncould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 t: V; O; K) n4 Q' ?2 D- K
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the6 u; W+ K- ]2 b3 m' }8 N3 T
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year! q$ L% R& r; M1 w! N
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.& r. @; u5 F N7 L
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act% [1 ^3 y" k# n. ^4 G
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and W2 R( X5 h2 W+ Y8 H9 ^& b
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The! u1 r6 n+ T( X: }
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ }/ u0 I2 l! M9 i2 [) [children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 B3 X, G! M: M: o
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* ?, U6 ? Y6 X/ ?! Z monce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; N- l& {0 g9 Y8 k1 ^2 Fto absorb the full benefit of the program.8 P8 p. [, H8 K
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be! N- O& K0 H* c; Y
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. T/ d2 A! a" A
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth; }$ g z9 i! b J4 E
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit9 ^5 k" `" A/ [3 U
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of. e& B; k9 I; H# y: d+ z
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,1 p8 z5 |7 d: t3 d( N0 X9 d
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
. E6 s( F* P% d+ i( L4 S2 s$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- V ]# w% T' r( n2 u( o; F- Pthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These, p g* v0 c* Y4 t
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 f4 O# L8 H3 `# D7 v0 d/ {( p
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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