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Canada Learning Bond
+ J5 n# a* t+ C1 \! _The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
9 y5 K3 h& x9 `1 NBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 z: f) W* d3 D2 p- |. j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- p" `2 ?- @; L+ G0 E, y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
- g( B+ }" t, `- t8 Nthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ \& d2 s6 a' K% HAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; T' Z( b3 |# y$ V
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
, t2 k8 L F/ H% Y/ M3 O* Ainstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will9 P. P! `% u3 N! b8 Y1 ?6 I
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit+ ]- Q! V) M u. c' n
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
% L( O5 Q G$ Z2 T+ F' wcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
, g0 m* R7 o2 ]0 |! JAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
/ o9 @; S' r( [! Q egovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year7 d" S6 Q' i! o; `# J
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year./ H1 M% x( i% `) J" }+ Y9 H
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ S7 s; F8 W: a% m) S$ a
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and: D- x y2 W7 @
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* N) p7 d8 w( ?9 u+ `1 n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ D: l) h1 Y8 H- m! G/ a) ^
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first% B5 [# `5 }0 S* q. {/ {0 Z
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ u, S3 j3 t8 U# g" I$ d; ~once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
. z+ H- {6 Q. C# D. t; Wto absorb the full benefit of the program.+ G0 g a* o, b) A% ?
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% `* I' }6 j6 G* ~3 p/ W# a
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
' Y4 Y5 w/ i. ^9 \only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
' \, c2 `% P9 F! c, u% l2 G(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
# H9 j6 y1 ]+ H' `" d- zunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# _; ~2 M0 K2 d
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
& @$ }! Q% c+ S) E1 T0 Q: j4 ufor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
% ]% s+ O! p1 d; F' W$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
2 }4 ^1 j; I) l! h: z5 ^those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 _# S) h7 R! L: C7 }1 k$ Igrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.007 s) ~3 J5 d0 `" K
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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