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Canada Learning Bond
, Q( N/ z8 r# c1 sThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 w5 H( K) N& g- o
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ d: ^( P" ]) t' X
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome4 x! R5 P( u J( k
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- R3 P. `: E. c, c& I
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.8 j& `( W e6 F' P% K, N
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will" e9 N& `' q+ }8 r8 \. x$ Z2 v6 f/ r
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
( O+ r& F9 s8 O# M8 ainstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will& h* q" B3 D! k1 |
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( z# f/ o# D& Zfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household) I, a4 B; C% h! n! h: o1 j1 U
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.; A2 Z1 Q3 [% Z+ e- B0 W; ^* a! @
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the; G% z3 f( v3 F1 G! y; F3 r3 x
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% `3 Y0 ~1 w+ I+ c/ a
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
. i' G( M3 y& E% NAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ Q# g8 z% n+ u, [- V% D
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and/ t# I' z! O- U- a* t: M3 U4 h
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ {: t" W1 v/ v4 T- H
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- }+ a. W* w$ ~, o2 R6 k
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 J" N9 H2 t/ c# {9 o0 W B9 Wglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
7 c" @4 W8 h8 lonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& n. x8 x+ k0 \. L
to absorb the full benefit of the program.6 x: p( R5 _* J) \
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be& m" @( s y& m6 P
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, d: t% J: M. a: Z" zonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 m* m' E. L e" L; K8 w4 [! ^
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit5 z: m. @+ Q- g0 C
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of! u5 Y% j; I0 l7 U
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
% } J7 v6 f; H' O4 B; v7 Yfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
' W, B& T' g$ t& V X$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
& v2 K d% Z1 V* `/ v8 athose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
6 E# M; }" I7 l& Y+ O$ c% |: Egrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00+ l% \/ x: k6 m# ?* F+ j" c) `
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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