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Canada Learning Bond
3 v* V. D. o3 N" w0 ` Q2 uThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 n0 n* R; q7 M6 d% s" y8 gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
6 Z" u8 {. {( ~+ \& U+ Zpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome( ^% C2 N( g% |" i+ S! n
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive1 D; ~! o! N# x. D1 p$ k$ C+ k, t
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ f2 i, n8 C1 xAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
9 ~6 e g* l1 V) y- G) L, ^continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
1 Q: M6 y) N) |) v* }installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 O3 J5 c7 G% @$ d8 b$ Y# Qcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
# T' O0 {4 J6 T% r! a$ }from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 }4 z: [, ?/ q% M: O
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ Y+ w0 v6 C' t% a9 |4 o, b7 h
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
{/ H8 e& L& w- xgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year0 }$ Z: L3 B% t( H5 w
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
& Y2 g0 P9 |2 H( jAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act# Q2 R4 G& _7 p0 v
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and3 b, B+ |2 | b: }2 s, R" j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( m) d9 {. ?4 h' K$ n' b
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: |/ I7 G# [: o7 D& o0 Hchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* x$ j7 j6 b: k& F" b0 `! nglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 M' f: P* O6 g$ S2 H
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& u% s( g( s- F' s# Bto absorb the full benefit of the program.* s) k N; z. j/ o
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
J& h* ]( B/ C* P3 Yeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will* u8 f$ r! ?4 g& T( S+ f
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) V8 G. U1 B& ^9 R" `# C
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 r& s8 s. d) O8 ~+ i
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ ?. k- d2 r7 M( X4 c
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( J8 ^3 V% j6 \4 u" g; zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
[: J' p+ T: k9 z( c4 n$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: F" \/ [' D. N7 J' c3 {
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* X& y* k9 h4 `2 H" k8 e
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00# f3 t t2 a+ h' |/ W
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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