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Canada Learning Bond
8 V$ I5 f2 c4 x+ o0 }9 rThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning1 e& l. ]4 n6 d% H7 U9 w1 `* M
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- `2 u) i5 B3 T) a, P6 ^: U- {post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 \8 [3 H% M! ^! g1 ]9 n/ m# `families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& S6 v( z' _' _. b6 P* d/ Zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 N" j/ H- H9 M1 f( VAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 a5 Z- X6 b3 x I3 r* M% f
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond! b# O) m2 o- M0 M8 S2 r; }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
2 {) b& Y) @& rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit6 N$ ]- f- N' | a2 I
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
# `, d. {9 O; f% x. ]. T1 scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
& |7 h3 C: f1 s) e+ ]Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( Y! [- h" n" U5 ]4 s" R; S9 qgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year1 t4 h: }# H0 ]& I' H
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year., p) A: x* H7 l9 Y6 u5 C
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 y* u1 a! K @3 T; i5 FDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and; d# i |( l; w' x4 q" T/ ~% j
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- q8 a( w' V, ?program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
; a4 N" W, j# i1 e0 m8 y& T- F Ochildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first9 R/ X) S4 x. q: s0 X
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 O1 x9 A! T8 @/ W
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 G% X9 q% Q P1 `5 W3 U+ S1 r' U J
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
' _5 v9 M; w/ h' }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
1 l: ~( R/ x/ ~; Celigible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will* m2 E/ P% _2 }$ H8 @1 H6 X7 F
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
7 T+ Y/ D8 i7 E(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit4 s2 R+ C0 c6 G2 b0 B" @
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of0 A4 S0 d7 g, D4 D( g R/ X P+ h
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
6 [/ e* h! O4 e) q4 M& [for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ T- F7 u2 S1 Z& U. T( O1 ]- D
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 N- u- m9 h4 j9 F5 {% b/ K6 Zthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
1 P' X* N7 l2 \1 L5 s1 \0 zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00% |# f/ O9 |7 }) F" o4 \9 m
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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