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Canada Learning Bond
) M9 Q* J( [8 O5 E, I8 qThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) v# ?; m: {/ C9 S0 F, u. VBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 w7 m3 R( ^ d: C0 f a1 g0 q" {post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ r/ u1 Y& W# w5 D5 A1 d$ h
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
4 i; h0 `% G* S0 G1 j/ B' R( D8 xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* L' O7 J( e- ~$ X
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
. }* d: P# q2 O2 M2 `5 pcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond3 n/ B l! _ F; b
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
* k' `7 d9 Q+ h: ^- B# f- ?carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
9 S( F9 w) x7 F) h5 u ffrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household3 V. @ M7 C. a! `2 P
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.' d6 t" v9 Q8 Z/ ?- f; k
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the6 U1 ~4 n6 V8 o/ y
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year* U- B2 G5 b$ T
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.! x6 t" |+ h3 D6 c
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act! }+ D7 G9 s. A/ R
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
5 `2 e" W+ |7 T) S# w esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 f3 H. Z" B: j$ Mprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ R5 v& P9 T) |' S! s. v+ [+ o& t
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) f0 W ~- V* j0 ~7 J7 `7 x U
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,9 X, O8 L& v& n
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents- u. v6 Q# ]* h. y0 d( M9 J3 {% d8 y C
to absorb the full benefit of the program." i* G$ J& b, P
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" C9 X* D( u# v- S, U! s) p, l
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
) q9 i2 g* s3 ]$ R) ]$ [: x) X$ Aonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 r1 A$ O( T, Z! I) E
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit# @8 c0 J. b+ s9 O! D
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: ]* W- l g5 [" P0 r& K! q) U0 y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
; M, \+ t8 F% @2 F+ _for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ \" N0 ]! @, F I) ^2 @3 v
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, y+ {* y# p. e: `/ Z8 E# Ythose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 O U+ Z/ G! \/ m. c3 p
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.007 x J. b2 j& |1 d& V( S* C
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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