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Canada Learning Bond
/ ~/ ]: i9 H. t9 ~- N% z3 YThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
! D/ r) a, d* c6 nBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' u# u- j/ p( j) W; zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 V$ W0 ?5 A& o+ [1 ^
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive9 U3 p$ b0 h5 }& i
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.! f' _; h# x5 |" D# @0 c. E, |: r
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) B# _, |0 F3 O0 t- Z. R1 U
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# D" B/ s$ r: U9 Q ?installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 X# }" W' G1 u& j3 S& J k7 c8 I
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit L/ E8 T/ \6 Y0 Z! V! ?
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 j v7 R- M5 w3 Wcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 [6 a0 ?9 o4 Y5 _* L( K. ]$ WAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the g# b( {: Y! P3 I5 u9 F- r( _
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 H2 J A8 F/ @+ D astudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.: ?' _" w* P4 S0 [! R
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ f; }* }, o* b6 p% W
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 D$ z# C" }% k4 P! J& S$ ^
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
S$ w( P& I' h: Xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
. q/ e" W: u& }) N R7 v' b3 Kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, i' X( W! d6 R# s
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
P1 _2 A1 M, U) konce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. ^( {% {% w/ h4 i) }" k
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
% j/ U: Z5 U4 M aAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& P) u. R! G3 w+ D Ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
$ | v$ e. J# r7 q9 `; Oonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 r* z3 {7 Y6 J" T6 J(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
/ B0 E! t4 Y5 z0 D: Munlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ ?( j( ?* \4 U* m/ t& [
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* D! G( H2 |: _, ^6 nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent! f. V1 H' Q7 _/ H" V5 W; h
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
1 ? ~" ~& X) @# ]/ V" Vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" o8 M- |3 q- J D9 {3 V8 xgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- M. o6 t* j ?$ { k! p) m, G
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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