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Canada Learning Bond 
/ c4 q& H) E( E4 A! VThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning 
9 s+ X7 |2 @* ^+ UBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( h, x* L, l: [" a! m( q: y! H 
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome 
# o* `6 Q( f8 e2 qfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive3 [& u- X6 B/ v/ n0 f8 P 
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond. 
( z9 [+ u6 B  L$ `Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will 
6 J9 N- G" z! H2 ~4 U8 w9 y7 Wcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond 
, S  t2 d  z5 V" hinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will 
2 C6 P. k$ d  [5 ]- ~: u& V5 @6 wcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit+ t1 F: c) f$ }- { 
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household 
4 W! H% |; I& l# S* [could receive up to $2,000 for their education.; e# ^1 K5 u: P 
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the 
( G! w1 S, \' d9 lgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year 
) y1 _' J# f5 C) k5 X2 J5 d/ X  M  Wstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. 
( k6 T- j1 A6 J7 kAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act 
; p# P  Z8 P6 Y) R6 f  H0 U, XDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# u7 B1 K* V' S0 [- p4 P8 O 
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The 
' B8 T1 L! j( Q9 G6 z4 Hprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have 
; p# j5 }' Y5 ]& d. r2 wchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first 
7 f" p7 e* H" U9 Iglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,$ h3 G2 j5 b' e( N$ `2 U 
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents 
; U. @/ p+ O/ H" @' s2 R  d- z5 `7 ito absorb the full benefit of the program.5 P4 Z; ~, ?+ u0 k( @. X+ ` 
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be 
3 p% b- H) ^! I* eeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will; O$ p) m; q( X. M7 x 
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth 
7 z4 G+ z6 ?; @/ U" U) @(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit 
! G' ]7 d7 x- P. G8 r. Munlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of+ {' x: ]: T: B7 h( Z6 E$ R 
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,6 y, ^) q0 R( [$ l 
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& m- \2 {4 s/ `; {/ ^1 i* o- C+ Q 
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of; l" O, c7 k  F/ T" _1 T! ? 
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These- b/ f. B( z4 _. I! @6 g  B. G 
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00 
/ X8 l" A1 U! M4 Ggrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |   
 
 
 
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