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Canada Learning Bond
0 l+ p: E4 j3 f3 a7 YThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning) ]% q, B. H. R( v+ o6 p
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s# B7 V3 I7 i' e5 L/ p" v3 n% ^
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# F# |! F8 Z( d6 ?/ h5 m xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive }8 \, V4 L+ Z5 U: k# ?8 z% B
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 k# C z5 @- O. h% b) T6 s
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will4 K7 a- f& N5 I- z9 t: V8 v
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# y- V( I. d0 A4 S6 Qinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 Z/ t7 S) {. \ Y9 ]. V
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit# ]. H1 e# v/ o# x6 P
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* R2 N" F, j2 M' [$ d$ Ncould receive up to $2,000 for their education.; n7 x! Y# E7 |5 v# Q/ K
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
! k: u) x' t% O4 rgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year2 b" C. b2 u l2 ~
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
9 G- S' y8 U1 h5 `+ u/ d0 HAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
" f/ y! @3 k% h3 HDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! W2 L' ^% }" i5 Y) w) n9 r. gsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' b5 m0 A4 u5 S9 k- I n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 _7 O& c% W( O2 O; O' J
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first. s. c8 C# n- L" n# t! Y2 V
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ u3 D: I' Z) ^/ _9 e5 K
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
. i$ O8 ?8 U; Cto absorb the full benefit of the program.& n/ O9 @' S& M' V% R& `% W
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 Q; z' N3 E9 S% ~( E, H) ~' e
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 @( w: v" ?! G; X
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ Q4 J9 ` `) ? e0 s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 F8 ~+ @* s5 I, z4 \& x
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
% P: U% r/ U9 ]) v2 M& Z |schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# w1 d/ |& @5 ?9 e. t1 W% G
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* g5 E" D- F/ m' g
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% a/ O& F" \. r7 l
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; c. k8 O1 B e- [" {" zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 y$ t2 }0 V3 b2 ^grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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