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Canada Learning Bond
$ G! [) k3 H! h- wThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
: l1 i8 T/ N. r6 J$ u% pBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
& t r& v9 w+ ^' {# ^0 m' o* {% E* j% ppost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' G2 e# ~* _: N. ^% a& [families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* E% e- Q0 q- `: S9 [
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
: |% \: d3 G& ^5 o* b) l6 C# J1 s: YAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will: Q. b( ?* t$ x5 u/ r n
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond* b( B6 Z& |0 m& C4 [
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, v; I1 o! i) }* k6 l$ r5 Lcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
. l% k& Z0 ?4 B6 x% \* wfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" d2 R# o( j& t: K2 ?could receive up to $2,000 for their education." Y! h7 f3 N7 G- e/ p# e
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the1 h# |1 F i# E, o( W9 [
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 F- q4 B' }% Z; R. ~, R9 s8 j
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- _1 ?& q4 u* T4 s. M
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" i* a5 a$ a; h M+ [4 q
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and8 `/ {0 G7 T! m. Y0 X
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 \$ d S/ F4 t( K& A. j
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have* |7 X# |' w$ x/ S6 e2 C
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 u; k# d! H3 k) d" P" O
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 a/ M r t1 N& M) r
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
6 L3 |9 _* \# o V4 ^to absorb the full benefit of the program.0 p. _" u: E; \# C
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% l7 B9 \+ g$ _+ Q, a1 q3 a# c0 v
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
' L- M4 i! k, s1 H" I \6 monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- `5 f8 B% |. }/ c! ]. w& ](though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
+ J5 a: z$ i* Punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of) b% o: U5 q; G6 G0 r
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 @9 y8 H+ l" n: }
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent% [# E; R/ ]8 W8 p- l
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! N# d7 D) E6 w& uthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These9 X* A+ S4 S. \6 A0 I
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 k) |8 |2 k v: j1 C& X" L
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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