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Canada Learning Bond
2 _6 O- B' V+ ^) v) w8 G3 [. SThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
, f2 B" r+ b' ABond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. E8 C) l* P! A# ` x) N Ipost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
f/ z- ?0 v0 s. Xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
4 e' r( }, ^9 H1 d9 V4 Wthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% h0 a5 I# P( S, Y! `$ K. n
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
`& V; k& ^' B2 D2 b) ]continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 m- N& k; Q! | l8 k
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
( g* y: o4 S1 n- F9 H, y# ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
8 {2 \2 _6 O3 M2 vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household A2 p4 o0 ?# E% W5 E/ u
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 B- |+ g+ c+ b; x/ Q" m8 q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
% {4 |% j8 t/ Q4 {, b. z9 ^government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
# b9 J" _6 N3 L- c/ |" w2 @ Fstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
" X7 K1 E5 z" h2 e( g& N2 uAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ w. \) }5 \* @
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and$ x' @% J4 @9 U4 x: e
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ a6 p0 \% H* L& `% P
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
5 H2 I& ~! q# f' mchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 @( B/ m- _1 ~$ D
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
4 s2 u) H0 M! J8 A% ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents6 x) e: R2 G) @. w5 i
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
2 @8 [ R1 ]) L9 n2 t6 pAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ h' B6 v2 H7 l9 I$ Religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ @5 N* s8 L( monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) ~, l6 }# Y7 Q: z3 W
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
& K3 W% }* g) C1 m: X) B8 }; Junlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
7 e! o: e; }3 g! y9 V/ T/ {schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
" Y2 s' U* r7 p. i1 Yfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 r) U6 l: J5 |; @; n$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of) L7 g, K& s9 k4 ?
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These, _ y% X7 k* n2 u5 e( L! P; r
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
$ w. S) G K! D, e6 C4 W; Fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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