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Canada Learning Bond: [% c* |4 l% R+ Z
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning4 N3 x/ T) t( q, p
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
& n0 T' ^6 E& x* L. {post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' E7 x8 _7 l$ Lfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) D; }6 N3 N# k1 Y3 j; g' Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ W) t9 d' Y6 S# ~, A0 LAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will& ^; v! e+ ~" M" @* U" V
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( a( q3 f- E$ K4 t9 I% k8 O
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 n7 J! c3 {! l X. y8 w
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
i. M0 a \4 M2 I' R1 l Vfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
$ H" y& V5 Q+ W" S1 Z: Acould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
0 h% K6 T& j0 z2 O4 Z: ZAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ h; a0 m& Y; @3 Zgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
+ Z+ l. s. y' \7 j! o" I3 ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 @$ z/ d' j$ b7 ?( aAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act6 s7 ~6 d) z- u
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
5 R1 w, t% x3 {7 M# E4 _9 Nsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
# _ }: [1 I7 K9 Kprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! x G! _9 m1 h" V1 v
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* f6 U- y. O% lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
L- M8 A+ x* }3 p& ]+ vonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents0 z. n: p! z, \/ ]& u0 k6 o2 [
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
6 J" d. D7 f4 R# h% m1 ]Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be. h' q3 x- _4 f! y8 e# I
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
: g0 {2 Q. m2 m$ c: Lonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth' r ^8 H: a2 V' \) {) R
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit4 p( V0 u7 B' H- m$ u
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ O: o% J& L. ?. o5 e
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
! M* _+ H# h [. a0 t; V; jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ v( K' d- v- I
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 `& j4 h0 ]; T% K4 [7 mthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These1 m4 H: t' d1 @1 A# f
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- J6 `0 V4 @+ f9 Rgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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