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Canada Learning Bond4 A& E; _9 u7 V$ B% {# }' I
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
2 B3 {/ H0 z6 B) }, O6 ]1 d8 d4 ]Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ Z0 ^2 U4 \ i
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome0 U( s% l( J' Q g& w
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; U) {8 W1 Y' n3 j2 `$ hthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
$ V, A4 s$ T; Y, m% CAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
9 T5 O( B. R, h8 y8 a0 [/ r( e# qcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 a% ]& a; d5 `, \
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will- @" b; w; e# W7 K$ q+ d
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& u- w# a9 `8 qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 m$ T5 h" p. p
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# v( Y2 G. n4 W, ZAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the( M- O9 t. i7 d! r
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year' H( B' Q2 W- M% K2 n9 A) K P
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
2 c: ~" I0 t; D/ C. ?: I6 fAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" c8 P+ _3 i. r# }3 u
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
& r% x8 E2 i4 f" H7 e2 c& jsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The2 g! L; Z9 {# V: F j5 |! U- Y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have" b+ O8 N, Y& S2 v% p( i
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) _: [+ Y3 t+ C8 p
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
& t+ y7 f8 o% W+ Ronce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
6 x: }! x; A) {1 a# L$ k8 ?" Xto absorb the full benefit of the program.. }6 v3 [% F: A7 \, n4 Q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be0 A& m3 P0 j- \- `: B3 u
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 ]: y7 W. m; w5 P4 w, k h( aonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 ?" C: W, y3 {$ `
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
# |! q3 g4 t" ?unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ g: w( C$ T! v3 n0 z* y# a4 fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( V4 T) B. V5 Q5 W8 P3 mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 j2 q, e0 l+ m! b$ I, v/ Z$ Q$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of# y& A# a5 c' g$ c- _5 a$ t6 s5 ^
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
% W' P$ I; O7 L1 l/ Q9 {grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00; B4 R, L; O& a$ r: o+ }3 E0 i
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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