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Canada Learning Bond
' l" x& [& c6 i9 l. A5 v! qThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ E2 c7 s1 B5 M* A
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! s& Q5 K" s# x0 o$ t3 F
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome( {5 u& R# h/ v) ]9 _
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
. B; s1 V% n) D: n+ _% |8 u5 Dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
" b' K/ C: P( MAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
, x. e' a3 D' h% X# z9 v) h5 Kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 N- c3 ?& c# B
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' n7 m- H7 M1 s6 e( Z/ Fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 Q/ ~3 C! c4 n
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
! I4 D* a- i( r4 |$ Fcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ P4 C6 K5 O- z
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the$ s4 P0 n" g1 _" X0 K S
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year- e$ h9 v. H* r# b' L& R
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
. h* ]. L; j1 i4 [Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act* y% r: G0 y8 s' l5 g
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! f$ x1 a' }$ A* k2 i) E# n' rsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" d! X: b$ A0 X3 E, j7 C7 Cprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
8 q2 B5 j) Q+ J% Zchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' K O& j3 P. T& a0 o+ K o2 M9 R$ xglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 Z, L3 U% x/ U0 X; t+ @once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. I* N) B1 M, G) u. H
to absorb the full benefit of the program.9 t' [; e* T1 ^8 J }7 T
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( m: k2 V4 y ]/ C' j* t
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
+ i4 d6 q" G1 Jonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) y$ ?4 u5 P0 Y2 E9 F; Q9 I6 v$ ~
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 M% g- h6 Q5 @6 h6 }: c4 i) Punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of7 F( ?/ \ Z6 Z/ I* K
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
. L7 L! [5 i: D& {: \ }' O, ^; Tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 d% T% j% v3 }" H- u( x# Q! Q$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
* K/ }3 r- {- y$ O) N) Fthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These4 I; S* r- `: {! ?) Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
6 E" f+ q1 \8 P; O) `grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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