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Canada Learning Bond
! T# Y8 j. k Q! ~$ I3 |The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning% T# G$ F6 Y1 r! ?4 M* [) h
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s$ I8 j }/ Y; h2 w. h% d1 I8 \
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
U- i) l4 [( ?) z0 w! T1 A+ @, ?* [families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
, l$ ]' |" [5 U9 s0 Wthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
* N1 `, u M9 b2 q+ |Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) K8 |; X# Y* v2 g
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
& j ?& s; i, `6 j6 X1 \6 uinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
( M* L1 B) ~0 j" T8 Z' wcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 i, w# e, B/ I3 v6 ~
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household8 |# w; z3 ]8 n( T, X
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 R8 q$ k' D" @ wAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 d8 d; a2 R9 J! _7 n0 |government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year8 v0 a5 f7 O* d* f- r
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
8 S2 J8 k3 E- P- uAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" _; g2 }# r; ?: a6 v/ P
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* b; E) }# i7 n1 A4 p% i. L
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The& c, x3 F8 y# |0 v! e/ J; Z' F% @
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* v! T+ A( k* vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
! n7 Q- X: {- z ]glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( u1 [: l z8 e7 m2 honce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
$ ?" F+ L! |- Wto absorb the full benefit of the program.
" n$ V% n! v5 sAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
" i% R: h- s$ z8 x4 `3 B( I# Zeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 o* I8 f8 N3 g" [+ J4 @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ b4 [3 h6 t8 \
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
! g' }& h$ L+ |% h- ]9 gunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
8 k4 X, r, p5 V9 g& l+ eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ @6 o% X/ j& c- e) A: |for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
" _3 O" L! S+ f* O3 T5 _4 I' F$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- B \; E3 v' t5 ?; f9 A9 q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These7 T9 M. e4 v. s: [
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 z' n$ I- v2 R- q8 [grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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