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Canada Learning Bond
' r- M0 F# B Q; U# ^The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ o- ?$ a. f) r' KBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s1 i4 ?! \5 Q8 n, J$ C4 h' g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; L8 S- u Q! Y N3 a: T1 V" M' pfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
# ~; b' t! d7 B- {the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, W: t+ V) y) r$ ~ MAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 @: o6 Z: T' b: H# z
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( S% {% i6 P8 e/ o/ t% S }* h
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. O: |# J A; j; L5 P
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit( I% X+ x1 e! N
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household ^! H& N& M% o. B
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
5 O! f/ J) K) b& R' PAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
1 t$ }; t* x1 x! e# xgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( y# y+ I- s! ^
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
$ I5 o2 P, u* h6 j8 G) v5 uAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. [" B0 b) F) g. c, z# P* s `
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. E* N' t4 b* J( D
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The: { m2 j7 l6 y! z. O2 _
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have' B; Z3 k9 t+ `- L
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first: ?! [) @- ~( {% {" Y2 v. u
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
# Z1 E3 ]3 m; [% p. tonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
- E- l: U6 e- }9 k' V, nto absorb the full benefit of the program.
- \* U8 _8 x( vAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
, G0 e8 ?) z& K; Oeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will4 S, I/ s& I/ q' y1 f3 |
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth; }6 k6 m- `8 M. W3 F
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
5 {% F$ V) U6 r) ?+ u; |9 i6 E& Hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: n1 }1 T0 X& B' z7 ?# e/ u
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
. R$ x4 ]7 d( g' c; `# G. Qfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
: b5 h+ P1 J8 H4 Q( ]7 | ^$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
% P! K: T: `# Kthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These$ h2 q5 l7 a. a, `3 n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
$ W4 m" k3 |# k7 D# m/ ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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