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Canada Learning Bond
6 Q$ f% H) N* }The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, B$ X8 v$ f9 u
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s" z/ o1 f+ S8 p8 ]( j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
6 U0 r# K: d* n0 v2 Q& M3 ~families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
# j; \+ L+ Z! @* Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 Q; b" }$ T8 R1 O- UAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
5 [2 R! B4 c* e5 }5 `continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
/ f# R6 Y6 O9 Y5 H$ V+ `! Iinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will6 @4 W8 L, g* f' N( C+ [
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
4 M! f9 t! e v( h4 z! Hfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
6 d: g1 W9 c1 Z- k$ x. g0 }could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
( N! g4 c7 C4 g2 A5 ^" a9 h9 B& j. GAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' }* v3 D9 e+ E# qgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 b! T1 }$ J# q. x. P3 ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 C* e$ u- }. p+ B1 f* n5 S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
) I5 a" G* i1 D _During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
9 T. z* X) ]6 C4 Z" Psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The1 c6 o. _) A! o% s9 l( P: B8 W4 ?* n
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! j7 \& J9 y0 o* b- a7 L
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first* @ @, ~7 z, a. ?, m1 V! C) f
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
. f" ?* A: s9 ^7 h. eonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
( L/ D' Z8 M* K+ D% Oto absorb the full benefit of the program." ^1 K2 p2 r% c9 w- v- K& f( [2 v
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
D! G1 m' e6 n/ B7 Aeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 C5 J" c8 f# z$ f( Ronly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) t% c, j9 N% } o) L) N
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit- y# z% W2 o5 B" D, }5 w
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 O( O/ z- n% C, s$ lschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
Q! D0 p% w" c( H4 m% C/ g" jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 [- V- x- c5 Q6 W: P4 G4 D7 p$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) e# m1 [: A2 x5 }, e$ |those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
% p! w# U) c1 G. s% I$ jgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% Y( }" z, ~. H/ l0 ]! _9 g% A" c; p$ Qgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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