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Canada Learning Bond/ t6 h* ]2 ^* D( P0 m7 B: x
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ u2 M. K. f$ d* z% r2 R2 r7 N m3 |Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
+ p. ~' F2 _, g/ J" V- X1 hpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# j9 M9 E- q5 f6 Pfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( Y/ E2 c f5 e! ]6 U0 r; Kthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.% I3 U- V ?7 |" M& E1 L3 p
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will+ j5 e' H) [ w8 _& Y& X3 i
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! X! C2 b5 a, ?2 q* g. n5 D6 einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will0 l8 y v( H5 t* ^3 B) K
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ b0 b; L4 @1 q4 D
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
; W- W. x# `; F" K O; V' j5 Q% {could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) ?2 m- r" o: N2 W' e" eAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the! _( G+ r6 X/ X" v+ d# l# _$ v E
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
* u5 [5 e7 z( T* wstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
# o% l$ b- ?. D- A9 DAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act! X" c. _$ M& d7 b! u
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
+ k9 P- N) m3 x& usubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The& M3 s0 Q9 Y# V1 E3 g) [! l) B" L
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
% @& w T |1 H- D3 o6 i, I1 Lchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first v; @9 \0 J# | h2 t& w
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
/ E/ d# R5 w8 D/ P9 H' y/ Ponce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents0 \" I% Y0 M6 q v: |
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- d# `. ~ X, [2 TAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 G' Z0 J$ `0 b) ?* w2 @eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& v! |9 x: F, oonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
s5 Y/ H# W. _: J U3 [(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( l1 J. }2 F- A4 S! z4 u r
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& u. i4 u1 C' R; W% A$ V
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) o& g& c' S+ @; t$ i
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
/ E4 w; K/ |) z2 t$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of1 x7 I$ h- Z6 P* c: Q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ W, {9 g, @! S( Z% F0 j
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
P c# u5 T6 c/ p5 e O# q' `. Igrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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