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Canada Learning Bond
1 }) R; s' b G% o. D' M5 H0 fThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning6 u- T) y7 l h; y- E% w! K
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
T8 y0 j5 Y% j. \4 _" rpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome7 Z- C% h$ D2 ^; a9 I: y- b2 [" x7 p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
1 j1 R% }( b& j% m% Zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 X5 ?0 j9 U# eAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will; O9 Q: r* b# x6 q1 I2 _7 x
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) O k" Q: Y* j. G9 ?% @
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. p; b; [( d6 @( C: ccarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
: [- ?8 i8 r7 ~2 y0 F; Lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
+ w! }) k7 V$ U0 h1 H% [could receive up to $2,000 for their education.# S6 D- g" b3 V
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
u$ ]1 J$ o# A: u2 A9 Cgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
# Z; ]* L. S! e& F! Jstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 m1 z) `- g4 _: p+ G' A) ^# oAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act+ x+ r3 P0 E( ^! e
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and U. O8 c1 v9 c6 x' j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- ]9 ^( r$ D6 I* k& b2 z) v, Zprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ @( q, C$ Y D* }7 X# Z
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% r0 Q: W" B9 u) Vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- i0 r' g0 u) E
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
2 H _, X' c" Z. Z' Qto absorb the full benefit of the program.( s% g( I7 V% W
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' d3 N# f3 _; g8 heligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will8 i( b" V; R x& ^: A3 f& ?
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth1 g, m3 J1 ~6 R% T5 l
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit6 r1 X$ q. R+ f U
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* Q8 p2 u1 b5 qschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account, i' L0 [9 P) o% o4 \+ {) F
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 u% Q; v& @" n' s$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of+ u8 m. R0 |% l
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These6 {4 @! ?2 P7 V# V5 P$ _: ]+ m6 m
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
! \" L( `+ g9 R+ ^grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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