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Canada Learning Bond
5 I9 q/ x& T- r, E! M5 uThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning6 \. D; x! A) l! U- [
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
& f% z3 S8 K: t! F W- _$ d$ V/ epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 B& S$ c' v5 K2 w) X E- tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# l. o0 m5 d7 A3 ^
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
; P, q, |8 D/ hAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will* ]# A# r5 k- W$ \
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 C! u# A5 P# ] P6 R# m7 kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ v8 @8 u( W5 U3 E% h; f! Q/ i
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit- v5 O# a5 h& P, w* e5 n7 M% s
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
1 d9 i& d' h3 M6 b3 Bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 o& N& d m, K# d8 C: Q+ D
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, W+ F1 z- | O6 e: J, @! Vgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ A6 e0 H/ L* \% w6 r
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 m+ I, E1 J' r( \% v" RAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act8 `! X: S# o7 r9 U
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 A; ~0 r! y! W. g1 a9 U( csubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* I' I* a! M. B9 ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
2 x0 O, w" w7 I& F, Q# n* Bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ Y7 @% g" W1 g3 F0 B% [
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ m# } p' M& \' A( R: h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# C8 ~7 v5 ?# v0 C6 q; z3 V6 X: V" H
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
( z, O6 x. o1 b gAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ z ?- q+ `% q- K. I/ S$ |. c5 geligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ u- O x& I0 P& n Ponly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
+ o, N9 s2 N6 W9 {(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. ~; S- I* l! Y% q, g+ o
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
, I4 s- U$ D( k1 Q+ L/ n/ G& xschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' a9 g" @& y+ `4 w! o
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent3 c3 Q4 g0 @% ]; w/ e8 x T% o) \
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* g+ |2 o6 X c( P7 B/ F5 i* Mthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 P6 S4 e0 f/ y! Q" d, q' Vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# O8 k M8 ]5 v9 h pgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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