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Canada Learning Bond4 f- v. t" L n1 O6 ]' M2 h
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning4 n! j( \5 u1 ~* f% a8 h
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
6 A+ ?& z) i+ ^& ?post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) T5 w9 [1 I/ X8 f0 B$ Ufamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
9 J0 _) D3 h! i. L2 q- d- jthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 n6 a7 z* `8 s. p5 H/ a" D& v
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' k. ~ z. y4 z/ w Scontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! A& C8 U4 T# C$ p$ qinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* S0 Y& o! `1 @% P/ a
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% I" D P$ ]3 ]5 F7 ]
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household" B+ e) w$ v5 ?5 }" {" o( l9 u
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ K( k% f/ b8 Z( p% N) GAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; _% {" o* W) v! m9 T' z$ G# Wgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year. [: M( W) g( G1 x7 K$ F' N5 V
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 U9 w4 X x$ _9 f0 XAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
. O( R6 k: w' C. D6 y' |During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and7 \0 w7 s: S4 w; g
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ ^2 H2 z% A' m4 D# Q) |
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
9 R) i: ~4 r. j Vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
- s2 K# B4 i/ eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
2 i8 \# t- D2 Lonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# a; ]9 Y, u! O5 X$ d. R; b! d+ U
to absorb the full benefit of the program., ?5 s4 k% |; \0 ?
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be3 L6 F6 d0 s7 Y A9 s/ b z
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# N$ b8 a. m! V/ ], N0 sonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth! [2 Y* Z7 t3 h* d! K
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit+ v5 X; ]$ Q- Z4 {6 E ?
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of o( F6 f4 D5 P
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,3 \- K0 ?9 ]: U
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
9 J; R- g: }4 n4 r6 ~$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of3 X" |3 G7 M8 a' ?( Z" P
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
' i5 C1 T% d. W: A% d3 mgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00% A$ g9 w! {! T
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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