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Canada Learning Bond0 L6 l% N8 ^, f$ T' G
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
+ C4 X6 ], w( Z/ h6 b1 w5 UBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. t# ]2 a" G% ~1 b3 i5 `# Spost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) H% x) E% E+ D( b9 ifamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive9 M# E7 p. |3 t& P* D
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
$ ` G0 g K8 i9 z0 p+ rAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 h( z6 s" B' W- h8 u
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
+ N2 K# z1 v( ?- q3 W* |) minstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will" X; N" y, Y2 T1 i: ^' e
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( a" ~/ M0 f( R# C/ dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
5 |1 p+ j2 r, E+ Wcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# g! l9 Q9 B# T9 U8 IAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the3 k6 x7 ?6 z9 v1 B$ `
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year: g1 d5 t! i& @ o9 p
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
2 ?' K" F4 b) h- I6 e1 [Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
( U" U' A2 {1 UDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' D8 b) b% f& p+ Y( q# ?0 _; Ssubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The: x# p* h1 O4 c" c+ A- t: K) ?
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
w# j5 L0 c$ T$ \; |children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) z( q4 u0 j3 k5 f2 @+ e
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 q1 G6 H: r9 J. B. S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) A' [5 ~8 D; l, U8 |to absorb the full benefit of the program.
9 I: k8 F6 e3 j% jAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be; T) F' x: H* f
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
$ t) E% S' K7 g, r' v# G4 c" o Oonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth' L! O {$ p, B+ y- z
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
' n$ }/ n" H) k: {2 ]7 H+ j Q. Kunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; n# B1 K( Z2 N" |9 N9 V% sschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 n1 d! U! I( E. z
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
. s0 `0 {# i* j* {$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
0 [4 q6 s3 r$ F3 vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
+ T1 ?9 T1 g# zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: N6 x9 K `, S- g, S3 e: ?
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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