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Canada Learning Bond
* K$ e7 R. r- U) w7 W2 u" S! zThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning4 U, {; M# I) v
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s) ~% j e# b! R6 |) U9 Z
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome3 e! x# b5 V8 k) ~- l! V* Y2 p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
2 w. j! a4 \" H+ Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
* ~. {+ d, c P6 AAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will' X2 h" A# Z0 _ r& G+ K4 ~
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond% D0 y, }& l+ s. b! R- r
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 G# O$ S. V4 w# u, ]carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
$ L- Y: n/ [* A4 U/ D% j+ kfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 Z5 X" H0 o `7 E( e# P' w, E
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.! x7 Z# F9 U; q3 j
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the7 ^3 w7 K, s$ v' C& A% N+ f
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year( f$ u3 u% p+ G/ F5 g. v _
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
- R" G- W2 i( k: uAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act! s C9 y, j/ N& u8 F
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 I F+ @6 E1 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
. D4 V0 s' u, s, V3 S2 D9 Fprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 {8 b$ a! N h' ]1 T' ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ g a+ \, D; f2 f$ |! A, h
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
" G1 `: z6 v$ a' F0 q" n% ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents% {* V% c! L1 s. j$ q: m( q
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ M& H" E N$ i3 Z' p8 t. sAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be9 s' Z2 b, b' O c: P& T' h' i
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will" s: x/ p# t7 u- G! ]4 U
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) h( g1 |' h' \6 j. E/ t6 @
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
+ H6 |) U2 U' U' Q. X' @unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# w; L9 i4 O3 i
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,& P) k) O* a2 z2 k
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* p' A( M. q$ I9 N- Q
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of! A; L% v/ o& Q; F7 t, |9 ~& w
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
( F3 e6 e+ J+ ?" S. wgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00+ L2 ]$ G# t& R
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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