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Canada Learning Bond
4 n1 O' }5 G7 {The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning0 d- R( r1 n2 D* |% ^) _
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* K% ~# d9 C$ u T( G% i
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 S$ U9 k1 }4 ^- q) zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
! d! g m, C3 N: Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% w; l9 m7 g, E6 @) z& z+ V
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 ]( }+ z( V M4 i# R; N! }1 Kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond- e5 J! ]8 K. n
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
t- o. u* q! n3 u9 Z) ^carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit X5 |$ w( T+ P6 \' Q& L
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
. Y+ V% F. ^5 p& X# tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education., d2 M" R" o7 O3 J- y+ n6 _- {
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the: ?% E5 l) r4 }6 G1 [; e
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; K6 x4 o0 S8 Vstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
& N) @2 j, V9 n! t* vAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
% C |1 F8 n7 c/ t* I" _3 CDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
+ W/ ~0 [0 m; Y5 U( @1 ysubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The9 h! A$ [" w. N+ i' S! u0 x
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
8 q7 L3 D+ k( d+ X* K) q5 |4 ]children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first" X! S0 C& i& g5 y0 c7 C+ k* x5 `
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( ~* a! V* \$ \& g+ n0 c. a2 {* N
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) _' C! B- {; f: [$ ~0 |. zto absorb the full benefit of the program., {0 u/ l5 O" a" |* y) J3 n3 G
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
6 A5 j0 { U1 h8 x; J' h1 b6 celigible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
* L' x3 k! d; Wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth2 k9 ^# [1 u- ^
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
0 N, Z. D8 k! z9 F1 A# K munlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of3 I2 ]9 i, n5 X
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
1 ~) {% k' M, |/ x) N# ]for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
4 _* s. d' ?$ H1 C9 ~7 d$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of. K4 }( A# J: A' e, _4 Y+ [+ S
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* \6 {) ^( T0 f& |( C
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00+ U1 e* h% c8 d2 v
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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