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Canada Learning Bond
% ^* n7 L' F- @5 I$ PThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 A% I4 x' J) b) [ W3 u: pBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ {; Q, v. @& @post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome0 R! e9 R' P7 w" M; j) w/ U
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
3 ]& @# v, y, x6 B6 p% Lthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond." N. a1 U6 p8 J$ w9 [( U* s c5 O
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will1 V3 u* x) d: l' h7 E1 t5 E6 Z! |
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
1 n1 T1 J/ V3 T/ G) N. Pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 W1 v6 W& h0 `( F4 K
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
9 v6 K% M; ]# l5 _9 {( H6 Ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household* ?; P; d1 }! t* O/ P
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
1 b4 X5 H) S& @+ P/ zAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 |, o% d) Q- jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
9 x4 u% ?) W3 [! a* J! Z8 e5 Kstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 ?+ v( w' b4 Q1 i) I d$ tAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 K3 r% @- m4 b! v# | A9 f
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% g y- o. Z8 c6 R# {' j' Q1 J$ D
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
& ]3 y: ]5 Q; G! qprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 L! _& q! T h& @2 e! ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ z8 g5 W. ~# N" C& u* X2 i7 g5 z! K% A
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 J o6 y+ j% O2 ?7 e
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
r" P' ]9 q3 K% ^& j; @* {! qto absorb the full benefit of the program.
3 O* }& C7 n5 e7 rAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
: P1 D' X# X4 | W' jeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
+ v1 O% D4 v* d' honly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
* J0 p# E. c# Y3 Q5 |(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
, C/ D+ U+ D0 Q! runlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of6 [! E& R8 [. {
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ j/ H j# h3 l/ H0 m
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
?+ v: x1 Z N1 m& X. b6 C; S$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
` t' m2 D, y+ ?+ F0 H& gthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
( H/ G' y: I3 u. egrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
6 j$ O% g2 O9 igrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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