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Canada Learning Bond* `1 N# S4 E' o/ h7 t7 m
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 G3 j4 I7 }+ P& N, kBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. }7 a3 d& ]3 e* Q I. ?1 Npost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
% D1 t7 s7 d, [7 i8 vfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive6 l- U# U2 l9 e) R6 m6 \( p* M
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 K) C3 i! _; ~2 U2 Y9 H, _
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 n; {- o6 j! z
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# A* ?# f; h$ C$ X5 A% y6 Vinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will) R& F% t; I" P
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 }. I$ ~6 O: ?, H3 t' Lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
& l; R. i- D3 X: Z$ G" h7 r! zcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 \( S9 s8 W; h- b) G3 cAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* M2 _' H" ^2 z& x
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' ]7 A) c& |+ q$ N% K* [- Ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ `) G H0 D6 k% S" j& W- mAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
- s/ v- k& X8 x8 k8 o! s5 mDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
4 X* W! X3 w! b5 N8 s7 V0 J$ s Lsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* M' e% `/ g- l O/ b
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have; k. Y) r/ E- T& n: E" R7 K* [+ K
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first" v. p* q, A, e7 q
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,) w& w$ g1 I% @5 f6 @& G
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% G( |# c+ T, H E
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
F' B+ K$ D% P2 t& ]0 xonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth( E% r0 L9 m2 ]$ g/ W
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
3 V0 g, O1 |" ^: n! G x' W! Iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of' i& y8 C* A, C: S# g
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
3 F) w- P1 f0 ]% `; mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent a3 O# l! M" U, D; T' ^
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of/ v2 R& O# o% V" _, L
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
/ u8 i# b% j/ f( m& d5 q0 e6 `8 Hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 J) D& |1 Q2 L4 }7 Z6 Pgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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