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Canada Learning Bond
- H: k7 z" w6 U* |, X6 jThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning Q; H4 r1 P9 L4 s- {, N3 R0 r
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- S* l2 N3 K3 ] b8 H
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome7 p; o3 S7 K2 q
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- r6 h h$ m) V! k# B6 b. j
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
f! r* W4 @$ O& JAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
4 L/ v: B) U- gcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond2 O$ R( G1 h+ ~, D# ^
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
" R. G7 E& z8 k% l! j' Z4 U3 @% ]carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit& r: r* F1 Y* \5 [4 k& ]8 { z1 n
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
8 t( ]2 J) D; Jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
% ?' K2 H3 o2 T, ]; r. RAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the5 }/ v1 ?+ m( g6 m, C7 d
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" d" n; J) y; ]: v# H3 @$ W' @' N
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year., u/ S5 J: s8 p0 u/ p, u9 X6 P
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; F: M/ |) W3 o( n
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
+ T9 X# ?1 V1 ^2 }. p3 e5 osubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- p( S2 h* I; j4 [7 D0 V: m/ y7 a
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 y s3 ?# Y, achildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# n" l# R# i$ [2 n* v0 qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 O( `0 }' T+ x8 @. g( F l/ p8 Y
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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; |: t2 o7 w5 H! iAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be9 |% Q) ?! C0 ?2 _& v' h/ ~0 p3 P
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
' [2 \0 S3 K) A t0 F/ Y) }only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) } t) n6 L) A, U+ p; R7 y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 ~1 \$ _. w3 P" F( j. [unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" R: g2 @7 D5 [, H, w* Sschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
7 q6 l. Z/ f9 K9 c: F2 O5 L+ Bfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent u2 ?/ k. i c, E l2 l" J$ }$ Y
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of* w" ]* A: Y5 V& b% A) s( r
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These$ o0 N5 F+ U' l7 W, U
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 V3 a9 z$ z, a9 w" f! A3 D8 Kgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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