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Canada Learning Bond6 A2 y k- e( Z, Y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
$ [ k7 B( K0 ], Q; ^. e1 XBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s1 \1 P% Z" _! u1 b) z) k l
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome! S2 c' b# d+ B( ?( E( S# x/ C Y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
6 r' u5 f/ c* Y/ g+ ]# xthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 z8 @1 N# e% T: O( G+ F
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will0 }; h' i! s6 b. I6 |
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond7 l: ] }6 ?" v* |0 H( W$ g
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- [" P, c: U& E" h3 Ccarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit# x' U' C* n! ~. L8 H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
1 c: i( u& _4 c: t) X: fcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 ]; D4 |3 l0 m& _Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- H$ [, I( ^' u# zgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
: K/ X3 A+ Z- Z& Bstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.1 \4 p0 o! y& y0 f# S+ o. P- y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 }: r9 @2 x7 c6 h. D6 Z
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ c" ]3 d- A \2 Y. A3 ^1 j( H1 [
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( i0 o% h. f1 ?program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: I. N1 E" R0 x8 ^
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
4 j/ E# T M4 gglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
4 s/ V2 m X5 j2 Qonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 B0 ]4 m- M9 ?$ x* j# [to absorb the full benefit of the program.! Q, Z6 r% k' M3 p
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be1 K+ y! N3 `* w
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will y- M% n' [% [$ e+ R
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
y0 W. w7 I0 D+ Y* ~0 W5 M6 z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 d. D( ~$ Q( J' E0 ]$ m* Uunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of# I$ y: \. d: i1 s$ w0 R: g
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,' u) m4 F A" y# \1 X
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 }" x* K; W+ ~9 \) h# N& h
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of& W& |' J" S$ u* U8 f& B
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ I1 V7 s) z) D3 Z
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00! s+ ]8 N8 O9 J& |8 X
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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