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Canada Learning Bond
5 [) ]( y* ]9 K/ Y& `' tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
# s* v9 @2 @ k/ f+ {/ ~Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s9 p; h/ f* n3 v0 X1 r# h, }- G
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ a! }/ E. J3 U, |1 U5 j* W' y# Hfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive% t* b& X" t8 |7 Y; d; F
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.& c+ P4 D* Y# z. w; J: n
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will f% c0 L$ [+ T1 w. W& _
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
& A" }# }5 Q9 P. T' a X* h/ D! Ainstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' c4 \$ D$ ?2 B" L, pcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 d1 y; _, K# H+ P0 X; ?4 y
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household8 G$ E* l+ c; @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 E/ R7 ]* e! X! Y& z" zAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- r+ x7 C: }) W f: N0 Q. Ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
A* ]2 C5 E/ ^: Dstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.& _0 U) B5 @, F% d) y& e
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ L) g' p0 l5 } uDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and/ }9 O3 l1 B4 g# w. n, W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The F: H9 E( R; }5 V6 A$ y
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have+ j( H+ j K9 G( i4 `9 l% Z* q8 |
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 L. _" T4 _* E) G* i7 f
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,. A3 I/ j! b0 s& [) N/ @- B
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
8 M7 @& r( y, v) [" M, R% Fto absorb the full benefit of the program.
" d* w" g4 b ]9 f, y; c- |Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
" ?2 v* r' R+ B9 s% y- z2 keligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, [. Q2 U: `) @( A$ Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& T4 x* p6 Q% r" r9 X* m( ?9 S9 C
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit; W# h8 y6 q# f4 \+ [
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* K2 G9 ~ j4 _- _% ^
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,* y* h. ]& J' ^6 Y$ O( D
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ Y& v5 c! F0 _7 L& D+ s: y/ a
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
% `4 W0 T. X9 i% v$ { l$ kthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These( v3 o/ x- f" z& P* s5 I/ s$ Q
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00 _6 Q5 f9 k: B2 y6 s F" }2 k6 _
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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