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Canada Learning Bond
( N7 U& I% ]) EThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
' H8 k! i8 o5 qBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
- h0 e% A g' Vpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome# ?( I3 J( [8 b5 Q, G& k
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) R$ O1 w5 O% e2 ~' Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. u& G' S5 b2 c/ Q2 b+ a" x, [" oAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will8 Y5 l2 T b+ b4 C. y( ~4 B
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
+ f" c- k6 L4 E) O' Ginstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
) H5 x% h5 e/ n8 B: ?; Acarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit2 U! m, r' N" r; ?" Z* n
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: i/ m4 y' F; J7 `. Pcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) n" u" ? c5 K# r, x, X) NAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the+ X) I$ u+ l& K- B% K
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 D6 a; N+ G4 p7 Estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 y" ]! s" T8 d2 NAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
3 E: Y- u# Q$ I8 ?4 CDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
A% a+ Z( w* q1 Hsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The9 V' y) |7 U1 I, g: r
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
7 c; S8 i, D0 l4 W- m& Gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 ^6 {1 y* P {% M+ N
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: M2 k. U. `0 g! J( R# D
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 s- G3 u9 ?) @5 hto absorb the full benefit of the program.
! t" b" D7 | B! M- iAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
# t3 h* F2 a) z0 {, peligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
; E; V' U& N5 _8 ~3 o U. Tonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- P4 \( [+ E: v& w' q(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
# Y* z3 i/ q. C8 Qunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
% {6 @, C ~; t/ \; q. |schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( T+ }! L* N( u) C1 zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent. \4 m' q9 @. q- R1 l: B
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ r) _) ]9 p- G$ |& @8 ]+ K; g
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These2 m, _% p/ a- N
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% z. A, ^$ |7 w9 i P2 K) X8 wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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