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Canada Learning Bond
( S! }- D# u1 N, s: ~/ WThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" T; Z* E/ L1 y6 D m6 u+ T8 e5 w& s9 `Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
7 |! _) n3 Z; ^( ?4 |post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
/ a0 D3 J" {! k. x' E0 E0 jfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive% Q8 Z3 y8 I, t1 F6 h- R
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 D1 ^8 S2 |8 iAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will B$ y' ?0 v7 q$ b! H" j4 u
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
7 J! Q5 v' z: Dinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 |9 P* q3 Z$ Ucarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 l3 ?- |& g: y1 R$ ]! ^
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household, V9 m7 `1 Q) @) Q! k& V7 C/ G
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
' C# ]6 | Y2 ZAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 Q/ T! Q' x# S# o, Z
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" b7 G; t+ d% y( J- y& y
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 p5 J$ I: y+ v4 O' OAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
" d4 ^1 _( Y* KDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 P+ v% M. T0 q) [! K
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( j3 N9 S1 j, u; \% U# Kprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# _: M; G- b' P- B/ Y4 _$ Z
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 w3 z! s8 y/ Sglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,) q, k5 K- S2 s2 N# A8 m8 X
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents, t, | U3 [0 a' X8 o
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
' j5 v$ Q6 w) W3 e& zAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
" o" A0 {; ^: s3 _, Zeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 f. A+ \% X6 ?7 ?* @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
9 v" B5 ]9 O8 S! j- M- r8 p(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( K7 M% f; g, q0 ^
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of( W- Z/ o+ v7 a3 t# z) T" j
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# O+ ?0 `. E b' B# h1 ~
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 _0 M/ g. t% A) u% b
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ m% s# k. [( j8 |/ T7 y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 G/ R; e& R7 V# }/ N; B( }5 ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
* @5 `2 i; T* \* O% kgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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