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Canada Learning Bond
3 y. ^: L: H9 E R5 h, N- \The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, b( w9 m2 n- q# G
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- W5 f2 [: b7 o0 L# V+ W1 k, v f& n
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* G0 ^" v; }# c# `
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive" S4 k$ Y$ N- a. T
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% m( o/ l" F+ Q# o/ j. yAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
1 F7 W2 s% N8 g. \5 vcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
+ S; \- r( b9 R' K8 @$ binstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. [" |: y7 w7 b G# A) z1 ]
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit7 s& d4 W0 R S; u
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
/ }% N: T- \4 d* o* w+ dcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
- j& Z+ A' b$ U1 k( EAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
% Y, a. G+ [3 ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) G }: g, K& z! ~; z1 L% b
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 g6 R0 J g& Y4 DAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ e. f% s, d" Q" E7 b& FDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
3 B" c) f K2 B* [- `subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) v+ G: p8 A( s( Dprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, F0 ?7 m7 z5 `3 ] H' \' Q
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first- e5 }7 j8 V/ A) @) s0 K% G
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 X/ g& ^. X) R- z, Q( x- ^4 ]once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ m4 E9 V% @% s
to absorb the full benefit of the program.5 u8 u5 D# J T! W' }
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% V/ I& d$ X5 l, R! R* W
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will5 _- I, N/ Y! X) N! g- Z c
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
l0 \) Q) A: D( I( V! s(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
& p+ d' }* b! D' l; J: ?" m' nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of" c' M) U1 L: ^! j
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
# ^9 G7 b) y) }4 @' Lfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent) N* |/ r9 E, _! Z
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
# ~! ^& q) e: ~4 v# |those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These- Q( ~) H) C6 s K! Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% v, O; C3 X4 wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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