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Canada Learning Bond
0 w) d3 C& F1 C% IThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
! i* ^8 l7 f. s2 s( L5 I5 o# u9 nBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, ~$ E8 I: D4 v/ @) Vpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
5 n; @2 }- p" H$ t1 zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
- X% }! F. D& W# @/ F6 d* dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 b& V! \& S0 }# j" f
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
) @* [3 h* `; T6 R$ l, xcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond, c- M! a1 |, m; `
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 P1 a R: K v8 N8 e& G2 scarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
, _, r' O& F1 ~* V7 jfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
6 K: e" w& D I5 n6 ~2 rcould receive up to $2,000 for their education./ o7 d/ w# g7 I$ { q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
! l0 L# ]# x& o/ c& w* a) X1 f" fgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) o. U \4 d5 L2 Z. W1 r. b! I
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year./ l; h/ x. i9 w% _5 ^
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act: m; ~2 o1 s& d
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( ~" ~5 `# l" Z/ R3 m
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" X& F x7 z& s4 V. L4 L ] Aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have5 @8 w2 W, r2 ^4 w! X: J3 P
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
9 K/ C9 E. V' w2 pglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: \8 B7 C5 u$ A- Y
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents8 }, o) P7 H/ J1 T
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 i w4 U3 B5 M( M( V4 F4 Q& jAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" k. G+ p, V- p% E. f
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ i2 ?. H/ T5 f) x. [3 X6 u
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
/ n0 s8 ?( B2 r8 _2 z# s(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! C4 ^; Y7 _9 ~" k2 s5 t! G, m" l
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) P2 X* ~# `6 {: [1 F6 |5 _schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
0 I$ O0 ]1 z1 W5 {for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent# a( E9 ^8 i- S2 }
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
: C0 m- @( c) N' c8 E0 B/ @those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 ]9 D7 \6 c$ g4 ]grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
t* O0 I0 p, u) egrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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