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Canada Learning Bond w: i( f# y$ M! ^9 W+ g
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ n1 e1 B Q: m" PBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 W1 e5 Y* d5 H3 j% Tpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome+ a ^" ^" K0 _6 z- E
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
1 ^2 X8 {" U, C' n0 a/ Zthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
! S! u* U: v* l9 g& |& gAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will$ o) s) u3 [( N
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; q2 P$ p5 Z8 H4 O. ]
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
# V* b2 y4 }* h5 f/ Y$ Icarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit! E5 f% U6 S+ _7 R* `6 b7 B7 ~
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household; M9 `- f, @1 V. L( E
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* E: j+ h7 U; X; s! IAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: f1 I+ S2 `# O1 ]; Y# Xgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year& l* z3 p& w2 @" ~" Q# f! X
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 |6 w5 X6 n9 o" n* N
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act: k1 J/ j% y( \
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and3 |+ ?' o G6 [5 C9 u2 H
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" S/ y7 k9 _8 P2 T5 ?program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ h5 h5 ?5 J8 d/ ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' r2 a0 P' }% @7 }8 N3 V+ ]glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% s# ]( P& B# Y/ e9 t
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
# R6 B& R; j7 n0 B5 cto absorb the full benefit of the program.
# T1 @9 T# @' q5 V/ X5 EAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* v5 g8 A5 E# j6 A* h* i+ g5 H7 Y/ Heligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% L/ ]6 q3 A1 D7 z' a5 ?only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& _( E9 ]0 Z2 i {
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 u# d8 e$ M2 d0 Q5 N% e- s9 O- ~unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- w! f* D* b1 |3 t, a4 G" }9 fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
, K8 W6 ~* F( Y0 C( E9 e+ tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent) r9 B/ J# n6 R6 N: J) n. j* @4 E
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- W1 F! l6 S7 O
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 q0 j8 f0 Z( }5 ?! P2 e' V* ^( w" rgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00, F* X6 q5 z/ s8 k" q- N
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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