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Canada Learning Bond
6 K6 U% [6 c2 g. s CThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning* S& e- `( W' Q a# b9 H% {5 L* G
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s; u2 F/ n" U) F# i+ a; y5 T
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 S7 i7 i5 f- t/ N6 d1 t- s! o
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive/ s- n( A: a$ m3 o1 ^! G
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
$ W* g ^7 n8 E3 J9 F+ q0 k$ bAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# f# ?1 l5 B) V5 ]% O3 F$ }8 N
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 O3 u; m N- A0 J" l% L
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
9 R$ _, s7 F/ S2 O4 Y5 icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
8 d0 b' Q |$ s# s6 b& {from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
9 G' X' U; S2 Y. u `, P( q# ncould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
! I+ S6 o6 m8 Q9 n: E6 eAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# V; b$ b; @/ e( R2 ?- }( [government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- A0 I! b$ w; E1 ^3 t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 Y: y" ]+ D+ B, cAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 {! q( G+ B, _During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
% T( @, @1 ?( ^: P: W% \- Z, lsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 S" G+ A# T Y6 Y" a5 ~4 P
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! e: X1 G/ i2 _
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
, }, t0 ^ l- k. u; ]) Eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that," H' k8 q* r s8 n; n) O+ q
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents( s* B+ N% H! Q+ t
to absorb the full benefit of the program.2 V& d3 e( L0 L2 O- Z; r# n
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 G$ a9 ?+ H/ Q6 E& Q- ]
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( a" w) s3 @- Z1 m" x4 g6 [
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
+ I6 U+ N: q) Y) g- k& [$ U(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
5 r! R8 J5 y; ?7 f6 Q' bunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
( b3 ^ @1 x, A- c" \" ^3 Sschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 b) o/ `, G9 C
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& Q. F' g& L1 r" W
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of1 ^ `" F. B4 O5 k
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. s2 X+ d1 V; n" _5 |) ?3 `grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* Z( G S4 ~- ]$ p7 d$ I
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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