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Canada Learning Bond
/ ~6 M, K% Z8 ^The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; D) y G" q& v
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 j. b4 x5 T" l, ~
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
, |+ k) B" j8 R* y9 w* Z7 Efamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
1 x$ i( g. r5 \" vthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
! w8 l! M/ [, i0 k5 ?Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 M8 J' H0 F+ }5 u$ o
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond" [8 U) E+ b. r% p. y v
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will- _" `4 V# [8 `
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
6 M! ?2 w5 D9 r4 W# \0 qfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: F& x* T! X$ v6 `could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 o9 _, H' m, z3 |' [+ eAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 N# K F7 F0 a, d; r% d% c) `7 cgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year* s4 j, ~- {2 P2 U
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.$ A7 _; i4 a5 q2 Q0 ?4 I9 n% Y g. `
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ G5 V0 q l4 V- ~
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) u5 w$ u, f1 t2 m I, ~% Ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
/ k" Y0 N+ n' R( A8 O! Cprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have( U6 J: F$ d7 B* t- F
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 Y2 X% g, ^9 ?9 d& C" o1 F3 d
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
, v' V9 `1 D# ]9 lonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents" x; R/ x V$ T. t+ l! T$ ^. M
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
9 S* A( U! n1 v1 o. `& YAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& C. D5 _: H* h: D+ K; K) s/ Leligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& }& J$ U3 Z2 U9 V2 sonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth5 d/ k& P3 ?4 i; ~0 J7 k
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 J' _, m+ m' `
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of7 f. r7 g @2 `: u) i; m# G
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: W& V3 u& j0 J# \0 ]- D
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 M+ l+ m* r7 k# v9 F$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of* ?. O8 R' l1 q: O2 Y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" P2 j1 v! R, [$ L: I/ p" l
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00. R* Z0 \& t$ {4 D
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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