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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
?" c, p0 H" \# e5 K7 a1 JThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning) u- O' G/ I/ j- O
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
2 S2 {8 S* E* e) Y$ _1 Cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
. T6 s! j% ]8 G/ Q3 L0 [families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive3 A& u" ?- t! {! w# z6 _" f
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.! ]. @) p w2 ?% x9 v
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
2 s4 N$ @0 |$ [0 icontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 A& ?- }# F! M4 t: R
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ Y1 g$ f: V0 q* p1 ~
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, N% ?6 q' P* {8 d, S- ~+ r! j
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ p4 I- [* D" `& C( G1 q) A
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) ?7 S' X W, `+ r. o. xAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* l2 }6 D6 O! E' n
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 H' `, l3 q3 B5 ]' ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.! Z/ X) q0 D6 y. O
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act0 r# j! x* ~3 V9 y. _8 `0 Y2 h, y3 r
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and! c& [/ a, N7 V4 n: Z) R
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The3 Q7 B& {, p' H
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# v6 u% m R& u; Bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
% j( A2 `$ e9 W: k* H& H# H4 ^glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
9 |4 s9 }8 b _once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ O% P' ]0 y u6 A; Q2 Xto absorb the full benefit of the program.
- d, \7 f4 w" u% q4 L# xAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
6 E% q2 x' U" O' c2 celigible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 m, E& t! J9 k7 |
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
6 g: W, J/ d& j" ~8 f(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
) c( T6 E/ N& z, y0 l2 x+ N( iunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
' s) v4 q9 a0 A( hschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,! m T3 ~: ?, c7 Q- Y
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
+ U4 b6 }5 y# A$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
/ x0 V# ?9 d4 L( S/ j1 B+ K: l2 ?those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" F# u5 \& u4 `4 q8 A" I
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
6 u) u: O6 }4 f1 Ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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