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Canada Learning Bond
4 `1 X& ~9 c% x- j& rThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 U/ B% W3 K, J q/ l3 V/ jBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s Q. e/ v X- ]7 C! i3 j$ n" Z+ W
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ _: ?/ t! B% m7 d+ [. | x0 t6 Yfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! ~9 }& |: ~+ D( J4 m3 G
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: O" M( a; r; v. y& P+ H1 Q
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) _+ W S0 x; _; ]1 R [
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond c3 a7 B, b. |: {& ]
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will8 S, L* n: `1 G* j; a; ^
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit* z* P- @+ q' R6 w9 `8 f
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
# o% K6 |" h) qcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.( V0 s/ S# F' N& q! H' |' j8 [6 p
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the# n m0 M8 K/ J8 [4 o7 z% f) P
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 i# M2 i# y" ]3 U
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
: E1 M( K( ^) `Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
b+ x, J& r' Q) XDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. {) D Y; O& p
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
2 A! r, P b. P* ?7 Dprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have6 Y/ v& g: S8 K* u% g" _+ B3 t
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' U+ X9 T! ^8 w& j- A, j d7 Gglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,. E/ d% h# r2 y5 _& A
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents1 O" p& h6 ^) b" E) E) e3 y
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ A: g! d6 ~; m" RAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
: a! t$ [2 V9 B: [# Z5 H! P# `3 v1 ]eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will, v" F/ V1 d' P0 _
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
9 \/ P. l4 }- e(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
. U! L/ v7 O! u1 ]3 \/ Junlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 b) b/ `3 y5 {% kschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,+ l' B- W2 y s% {6 i
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
( v* |1 `3 _* G( g/ N1 t$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of! n- {# E0 U1 F) k% y% c; f H9 R
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) z* \3 M( [/ `! i
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 E5 I4 e3 {# E3 v$ g0 a2 O+ kgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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