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Canada Learning Bond
& W! m& e2 k* Z. [$ Q) h+ I; W) aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
3 S/ U) F& G$ i5 Z, K. {0 i6 bBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; `0 E, S. Q: R$ k Cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. w9 F& {- v: u- M: R
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive5 B4 Y% z3 ]4 S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
0 P* `0 F. O# [! V7 ?% e' M" ?Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 T/ m3 m. ~5 C! I
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
5 X K, Y& A M$ B1 X2 oinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will" d, {8 N2 X0 V; ~: N6 c$ x
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
, z/ \% R3 D f$ ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
+ [( k$ C& \8 Q; }) B4 A+ h, x$ |could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ h( c2 }, x! p9 U$ L+ z1 E5 n6 ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 J) V* M$ T+ c1 R8 R% kgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 E# J0 ?! r7 Gstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.2 k" c B6 O8 H, _1 \9 z
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act# D) @) A3 l6 |" b9 y
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' J; F1 O& d% C! g; k9 Rsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) |7 h9 h2 [4 n! b: E M7 Lprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& x( `9 z+ D4 L% w
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first5 E! t9 Y: n: W5 ]! a/ x h. ~
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that, E& D) w7 M2 c7 q" w h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents1 T) y/ y" X3 [& M* N" x1 A
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- x% c& L' s6 W* C1 E7 w! M: EAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
' ^& j1 P1 `3 P0 Q* m. ^/ r# ]eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
" Z/ _: N/ X6 O6 ~9 T' u @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 k3 e7 ?: `$ v1 D9 j
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
/ k8 }; y0 ?" y: n2 s' ]/ hunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of- o: n' P' x( }: {: Z2 A4 z, z
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 I1 _" g! X7 I1 r1 c
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
6 [ W: t2 y3 n4 p$ T$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of( ` f0 i: e7 D, _/ Z* x* A
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" I9 t3 s- f/ P) qgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
. v. |$ M* o- Ggrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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