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Canada Learning Bond
, V. ?( i9 H* m! {3 [The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
4 T: D M- j" P* Y JBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
7 w' {4 ~" ~6 s/ x* J qpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
0 p/ |3 ?+ F' [! I6 c; e; m( O% t9 Efamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive+ J$ L" q- \. O: R: L/ G8 @7 q n
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, o/ C& Z7 r3 P6 q6 U, M" KAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 K$ |8 m! f& T, d; t
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
, V6 n# ^( r" } R1 ^) @7 j$ h2 ]* _installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
) Q5 j3 h. H. q, W- f$ U' ]carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit- `# `' c* C5 j
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household0 a% J0 _3 s% n, I# A) H0 h& ^
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" A) r" y. m' {% pAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% I6 A2 S$ C" {4 w1 ^# N, c
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year# _+ V( e) r1 n ~2 @
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 \8 o( ~; {! i8 ^2 sAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ P5 F3 N8 v. A0 ~
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% n; |2 }( g1 s8 J7 y4 c
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The3 j; q' N7 f: v9 r% D% I7 s1 A
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 H. T9 T# `5 @! x! k2 H
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
: T- s/ ?7 C3 f+ O8 [! K, Lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
6 d+ T* p# T. Bonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents" @, W6 C9 A4 o* r
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ A) z( L& G$ B" l# H( A% BAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- U% \; A9 E/ X5 ^% j
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ Y9 Z) g w' R& N9 e
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth' e- \# F' q, k" Y. e/ E" b
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
4 R4 x( `: A$ y, Xunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
7 C' ]- ]. f, c5 Q1 n5 p4 Fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,% c9 s+ U7 W6 C! A- K' W6 V
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent: \$ S6 {% }# G$ t# y0 n" g
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- S8 L/ ~2 k$ a! v Z
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These7 F7 ?" h: j# S+ k
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
$ ]" ?1 g! N+ [3 jgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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