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Canada Learning Bond1 L1 j$ v& S* l6 h6 m5 m
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
c3 r! K5 {7 S k5 @# aBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! L: J! d$ z& c- X$ L
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
b) ^, G8 b1 H' O" w9 [1 ^: xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive. d5 B \' a1 L: l! f: T
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% Q; A2 b& L- a- w! O* V0 OAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% S9 {4 ^7 H9 ]: U2 Ocontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) C- s0 y. |8 U
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will O2 _* n1 [- c6 l
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit! g5 x( s* q: v
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
6 V! h0 c) L& v2 \- ucould receive up to $2,000 for their education.* e' M* S7 S" e- q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the4 s0 G" r6 Y3 e
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
. U" Z, A* x- ~# y. Dstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 S. j" z6 j& J
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
$ }( l- H% D3 P/ TDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 Y, l" w, f2 z! L p+ M8 ?& tsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' B. q$ b3 X! [% ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have% ]1 i, Y; B( b7 D
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
! C1 q# A6 q0 v$ \ H3 r# iglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
/ Y- n y( W" H4 L: x2 V) A) |once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 F: @9 {2 T! N& }! F6 g9 j. [to absorb the full benefit of the program.
! _6 W1 N y* Y- D. |$ }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
2 A7 y4 N5 @2 }7 }: Y% l; Leligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will, D8 j5 ]5 k- ~( h
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
% H9 f G% X' v! u! t3 D' X- F9 Z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
{$ l) V1 P* D) Q1 a4 [unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( D) o/ C' ?: l9 T7 e8 T! d. `! P! W$ [
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 }" C# C/ ~- Z" A) I
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent: T2 L/ `5 M* t+ v
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ e* m: w% V [% i0 i5 U# n
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 D4 f" N! B, hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00* |' v, h! Q/ ]4 a
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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