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Canada Learning Bond
/ z+ p8 R- C2 T2 w4 J* q5 T9 tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ } z8 f/ Y' ?% MBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
5 \/ n7 u. ~/ `" fpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome2 O$ `% k9 ~0 f2 r8 b
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 T2 j# U& x9 j; D3 g
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
; N8 W m9 |& j9 G! pAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# n/ M; Z5 C: p3 Q+ I% E0 w
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
% Y8 d5 ?2 h% s3 uinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 ~/ M M- z$ w' Q5 g" F; ~' q2 J) v
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- R# n* l/ i* ^* k+ r# h% Kfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household# _. }2 W2 z3 |
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.& _/ A/ `# ]. m% o
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- J7 ^8 e D' y9 P! N- P& i% Ggovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 v0 s7 R, n6 m$ S; Istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% H( x; F. R5 Y7 J8 {1 [8 j. O
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act% v( q+ p+ ^) Z! E$ k* I
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 m! {9 {6 T7 \* ?9 ysubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
: V0 l x& C2 wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
/ Z* U3 i* _) g' n% _children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 C* }7 J5 {4 j$ w2 ~7 `
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,' u( M% j! g+ w* X1 g/ P$ T
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents# o- G: K7 g, G, \0 M* Y; `9 L8 x0 G$ T
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
2 U! i3 }% H; s( M( C5 [7 Y gAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
& u) Z) y% k3 R! y6 r. M8 Celigible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
" C9 g/ k+ f2 q) g; A! B6 k; y. v1 honly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 S2 N- X$ ~- W2 t; @% w) K
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
0 \7 {- s8 M; ~' D! F0 w% X0 Aunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
& d0 Q! m! z' s+ ?4 c- _schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
]& u$ ], T, G2 Nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 S9 M: e+ s- h* y6 D! d$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
& O3 j8 U# q) U9 D( o0 V7 R* ]those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
9 V" {. t1 |. U) Lgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00; s5 \7 a% K" y6 t
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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