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Canada Learning Bond
) b6 z6 {2 w6 k0 v/ s& y2 S6 L7 HThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
Y( K2 e& Q* PBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s. ^, T, X. U, c+ B- S5 q& b
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 f$ O c9 t1 Y# C: O7 R6 T6 Y' v* Tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 a1 r+ S, d7 z" s" s7 l3 r) p
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.0 F& b* n4 ~+ [: G& F* o9 I7 w
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will6 A7 Q% @& a! H: n% r+ F' F4 o. V
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. s$ L6 \9 {! m
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
6 w3 Q6 P+ e2 s: F! ucarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( Z" q- i' \6 Xfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. }$ w; k* V3 q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 G+ \9 {+ ^1 S0 ]& q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* @% V7 r+ E T% jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year4 e" h; e# g5 S2 @; L% N
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.5 _3 F2 T" {6 n% H, V3 ^
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act3 R: ?1 U; c/ A, O- ^% E7 ]
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 z8 V# ~- t2 Z2 L
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
# ` Z _5 U* W. sprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* g0 p+ F0 Q4 D; G% rchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
5 {, D* l9 _. i$ Z% u& s/ u$ H F2 lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 d. M7 E$ B3 Q/ z* C6 E7 s0 a' [
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
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Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be. F; \- M) |; X6 L* l! u- K
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, i- ^3 U7 I: t8 | ?! ~3 P; zonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
w# t3 \" r. L( Z) S7 Z2 s(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit/ e, i0 {8 _; t
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of! H. h* e0 p/ e$ L& ~
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
+ g$ H! J) [- G3 P) ufor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 U+ O+ H; C4 w$ A4 ?: ~$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of, N5 s/ B: D8 B- G/ S* f/ M
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) e+ ]: b7 A1 l: {7 T5 L
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
1 B. M0 g% e6 V4 g8 _grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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