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Canada Learning Bond
: _5 q7 B3 f' }0 Q3 a. vThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
0 V5 G+ o( q1 g EBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) A3 @0 t5 l+ F2 w* `( f& i: npost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ Q% g. {& H! X$ m7 V: ?families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive2 w* V7 J' M- T- i p! l
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
7 j+ Y, Y3 a( m0 t2 qAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
B' I/ u7 w' i( [continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 Y! f. U. q8 ~/ V4 w( m. A- w% i
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
0 @: u( e. G1 i3 f) pcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 d6 C7 F' n- ~, S( Qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* N2 E; x" ~* xcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.0 }4 ^/ n6 c9 S1 y9 m: y/ v
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: J' z4 m& M* ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' K8 F: w& f2 Lstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* L) S M8 D* T6 E8 \ h, cAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 S8 Z0 u% Y0 k$ m% C$ Y+ W/ ?During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# m0 D0 {/ `) s; f& n# g2 u4 z
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The) `/ j- N7 k8 d6 A/ p
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have5 L( q1 {$ p! S1 r$ m: T
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 I5 A! |( r8 P s2 c! g$ Qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( E7 @4 l. t/ x9 j, A; b; S( b* _once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents- ]7 n, n' Y0 r4 U) @, p7 z
to absorb the full benefit of the program.& q8 t% z6 s6 v, P* T1 e
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be, ]3 c8 b/ i. v$ t3 x
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 n2 B' ?( S0 L9 F) Konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
; ^8 t; Y5 N9 @& }* f) J( Q0 X(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
0 ], B4 [" K! X9 N+ Cunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of4 g9 K8 s# g8 D) d8 V9 M3 f
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: P$ N7 S& |2 }; W7 E
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 b ]2 z( R+ `; ~$ G, I
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 K* M" p4 h& A) L2 L) J( Qthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 j* X& j$ O# |8 dgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 p9 Y- t, p) C: r( V2 l
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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