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Canada Learning Bond
1 l" a. i, H, Q0 M8 vThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ L9 @" O# ]$ e; `7 K+ jBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ ?. O3 R6 h! y+ R0 I" l/ Rpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) e2 @1 ~1 w" d& M9 e, _) |, J& x7 f
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
I0 U. v5 I+ v# A" n! wthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.; \: q4 Y( c! x |6 F* { U
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' N/ V- A* k! Xcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
4 H" ?, k6 M6 S$ Y% binstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- ?6 o- v; m9 n7 P: m# Y; lcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 i$ K- A& u& x y, [, o2 u2 M
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 o, W. L: `6 `# v1 K/ |/ ]
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.* k& b) M* m+ O. t) g
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
4 \ u5 w* T$ }2 R/ b+ Xgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' D. Z$ M& o1 x9 J0 ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- |$ n$ P0 k; l' s- p$ t; P9 N
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act3 ]) ?+ h, h7 Q0 C7 I; K% {
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and1 Z! I$ p# z* {9 n5 i/ c0 s0 |
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The H6 t" I. G5 a1 M/ w- C/ _
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& e% r2 b! \. x5 G0 r
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, @0 S; d: j% Q4 x% h- f* k3 c
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 J: `$ Y2 g8 ~once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 u- ?# n) R+ r2 M5 [
to absorb the full benefit of the program.. U, n2 ~. n# M2 H, H; `
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& \3 }8 V3 {" Teligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will) w( o' g( o5 G0 R
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 D: W* H' S3 m4 [& l
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 x2 M5 ?6 f: w) C' Qunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of1 D" D; E, A) F$ T4 q" s
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
. n# s# m- H; l6 s; f. v0 efor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent' h, K1 k7 N5 h3 X" [
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, M0 f, b( i( \those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* T% N+ P* P! t: \3 r
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
& ~. E* ?8 |: ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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