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Canada Learning Bond
) N) o0 c( N# f4 J* L( @3 R! ZThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning: d" s' K% }. ~9 M# x
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s3 O0 H) ]' K% a! j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome g. Q8 b' u. d; I& s6 e1 L1 e
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive7 |) c# o8 C" M/ _8 F9 ^3 w5 x
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' r& N+ z6 f1 p. B7 \
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* {% f! N/ Z* mcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( b$ k; C( Z x! \
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 C, `4 P' |' }6 F; N! u, Pcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. s0 ]7 N8 G3 A+ t6 @. d
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 ^2 R7 ~; o. M3 ^9 B' ]7 u- e, ]could receive up to $2,000 for their education." W7 t0 d1 E# R9 v' H
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
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students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
$ B4 w7 w/ I) r/ w- `- R# MAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act( o7 u1 _3 ~4 F: n+ Z# f! P
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and2 I, I# Y, M9 D. C
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The8 z- D: X k7 Z* W
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) X; D9 A, A& i* F0 G( h5 s
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) I. s7 c0 N, n, K' @
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
" k- B( T. ]8 F0 {3 P2 Bonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
, k% j; K# ~3 @1 i: |6 f. A" h* Fto absorb the full benefit of the program.- y5 B& e& w. O% W' W0 e7 u9 B
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be+ S. B" I7 Y& F4 M, p. z+ E) T
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( B* |, i* B5 h: i6 v7 N3 n! }
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 R# t% ?9 F, J0 L; y& u(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* O4 ]/ s7 e1 w. P" D- n
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* z$ d% o. D8 N3 A% q5 yschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
8 O2 d( t+ x7 j% m# v) sfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 ~$ ]* G& |3 H, `) R- j9 Z
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- X9 i( o: ]" f2 vthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These, w1 \/ t1 ~; O8 ~" v/ x5 [
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
: |- z& {; {- X" h4 r. X5 Agrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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