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Canada Learning Bond
' W6 a% M. g! f( c8 N# ~The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
. \! M8 e% Y. M/ [2 a7 `Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
; u5 E! |0 x9 H* ~5 b! ~post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ _3 E! L; A0 |8 C& q" lfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive2 E" _9 V8 N. n) b3 a |
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
5 \5 l6 U4 j* g2 R( QAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# Q3 [( N0 S- L
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond# M1 A/ T( t; R
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
0 \8 z3 a5 x" }! Fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 O1 l M: W/ _4 t
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. K0 R3 F! d2 z0 h, h; `5 Y
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 Q& v) L. a* C* O/ l" g+ T: LAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the) D8 p: D+ o4 a
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year1 a8 f8 V( @- G; Q9 _5 C
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
( E: `+ G, R: e/ @% P0 l5 e1 jAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 e5 ]3 p% _8 `During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
% q, z4 q* w6 v' ^; E- o) T* `& \subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
+ S* v# Y1 F1 m3 ?( a& _* Yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ e. d& A! L/ bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first! R( R0 Z) u5 S- x: w6 O" M1 y* z
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
( o, B7 ^' v8 n" F; L, ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* S' {0 K) D& Z: yto absorb the full benefit of the program., U; l, `( [; n) x: Q" [0 c
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be# t' K2 [% o. i" G, I* e
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
) p: n+ a) K l3 S* Xonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
& ]1 C* W8 g0 |(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit- v6 \3 n2 \4 O7 ]2 M0 c
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
+ |! ^% g0 f* N& ^3 bschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 _1 f3 }, o1 s- C) j
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
T5 t3 i7 j3 M6 k. ~+ I: y% x$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of* d) ]+ _( t( O( E7 ^$ m+ u
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
) l! M, `9 u# wgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" ?6 m$ j! n r: i% J( E4 @grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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