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Canada Learning Bond
2 C# n" ~' ], ~* r' F% R. ?, |The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 J# d/ W7 X+ W$ |
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 C$ \5 q# u; n! N l, t9 F4 npost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
* M8 ~6 q/ N& F3 v w" cfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
$ n/ r" y6 o) n) e3 l6 h3 F, ?the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
' J% s; G" `% zAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will$ P3 ~/ m9 b% r1 a9 H) e3 t: F
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; ]6 k W- k& x: d Y" ^9 uinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 Y4 d% [' b, b
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
p2 w1 l& v* A1 v' P afrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 q6 y. ?% p: [. E5 w2 q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education. t. F: B; `4 N' Q, _8 A/ _
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the3 e7 `; D. @% T
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" e- j# v& s, c( R0 I
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 Q( }# w i- g
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
) W: K7 z4 r @9 DDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. d) `+ p/ r& N# F+ r
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The( |* ^5 G3 c7 d. H4 @: \! G
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have! D& ^, F: C" `7 ]5 b# \; c
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
6 R4 M6 ?: O( |' d1 vglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 G& R* i9 P3 M% g# G/ g' `
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents* w: J; `+ C6 U
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
, }, s: i7 J0 x+ HAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) Z# W* z( q) C& \3 Aeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. f8 P5 B O! z! _$ z* r" v
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
6 y* B$ f& I/ J' t, V* x(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit' ]; ]4 Q' N d6 ~5 _8 {
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" n/ S+ k; Z. e" R1 G! g) f! hschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 t5 c$ |% `7 O9 M( ?
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent( x' f% ?8 F$ b( s7 x
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 T; g) d: B# S+ n0 zthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These$ o+ ]5 H4 A# q
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" ]1 T. g: B( C$ J! u1 O
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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