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Canada Learning Bond
1 Y) m5 |) D7 [, Z& h! aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning" Z. N' L6 ?* j8 T/ S( C5 S
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 t4 y w! p( B5 }1 N
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome" K4 H( U3 E& ~! s5 F
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& m! A6 n4 l" Vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
J" c! Y. [* a7 tAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- V5 U+ d( M. J# q4 \ C
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
r/ k" t9 P- q7 p& s3 Cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. z5 i; W! U" P( i, @ |2 k* M
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) X$ q) [/ x; y% L) D
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
9 w' m, D0 @2 A. m) Wcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
$ A9 s/ I# Q# i& m+ M- ?8 L5 _) |Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the! \* \1 e" ?8 {, f
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
. K G* p) V6 S1 Rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 O7 E& w) G4 G* T+ VAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 n3 @: o9 g7 n$ x$ b0 kDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
/ s4 g. G* g1 G, D, vsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The0 v9 Z% a2 o+ O0 r; u; X
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
, ]6 i, q, e8 L+ kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 i- L" N: k. S; J7 Pglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,. e( ~6 s0 b2 {! v* S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) m0 n$ s: C x- n# f9 qto absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ w; s4 L# P& U+ aAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) D1 D5 B; S* x5 g) u" @eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 e" A1 }" E- C
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& a1 j& k4 m" Z
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 W2 Y% Q* @# k
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of' W- s9 Z9 J$ |1 ?4 h
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" c5 `# V5 f! p* b- T* m& ofor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( e! s0 i1 G8 N* l! P- j$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! o! u0 Y( k5 ]" O" g" L9 i0 D% Qthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These! b: G' B. L4 |& s
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
+ e/ t$ ^4 {- d( w+ w; ^$ Xgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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