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Canada Learning Bond
# u/ T* e) W/ Z7 b$ d1 ?The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
. ~7 s1 U3 T! g8 c, k. E1 ZBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
* m: c$ y% W. \) \9 Y" I4 Upost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome/ j q: r( k0 {' t
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
4 i3 q- {' T3 T5 \the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: d7 C3 h3 C2 @' e3 D
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
: H, `" O3 X" Z$ j) }continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ K3 j: e5 I( z* g' {6 n- t! Yinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
( }' P$ S8 r; fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
1 w/ S; C6 E B; @1 [: sfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 x% c2 \9 U q& [could receive up to $2,000 for their education.' A! a' N3 U9 V; m
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
5 H# `) X( r! f. Z# R( p7 @& o2 Z" H8 Jgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
% @ B6 V& n* m+ C* E7 kstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) }/ x6 Q" t; h4 j8 T' ~Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
9 i0 k& g1 F& ?During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and# X, w3 ?0 ~% g2 M d
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The9 Z0 t5 z$ U! L0 e7 D) G T
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ F- e9 _, w# {) s: }
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first4 t& { l# G/ U( e* ?5 `# q; r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 d0 e4 ~$ Z+ @) G7 w
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 ^' ?( C4 J9 |0 x5 f# {2 ^
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
7 G& ^; M; O8 b: w- n. tAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be3 d& }" z/ }, I; P& H3 y1 P
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 ^8 \" N# s2 W$ J- [/ Nonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 ~. d/ {$ b: p) s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
0 `6 |' ]6 e9 j8 @$ E9 funlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
# d' v; c( H3 y5 Y0 {schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
$ Z3 p( V; n) `1 H( Jfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
7 K' o2 p6 F" Z }$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
; t* J8 a3 l% Bthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
# H* P6 {, p( w5 Ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 I( I4 Y9 [4 | m/ c; R: w) J* k
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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