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Canada Learning Bond$ o* m& S9 |4 R9 G) j
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ P1 w0 W7 d1 g E; W6 ^6 z+ L3 R
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. Y0 V" e! L. O0 ^& K1 Gpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome( q2 D8 }5 T0 S* X4 ^+ G4 s6 ^
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive/ J. V% c" c2 [. ?% `
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.8 \% Z9 S: ]* ~ j
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
: e0 c0 T3 k$ jcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
( x+ ^3 O6 b0 ~( Sinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will* j3 X- s7 L: [4 {
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 y% q0 ?, o, J( j: p9 m
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household# j$ q# x$ v( N2 @5 T
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# o- w* q( i- ?* Z' j# V r+ zAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
. }# _, {) C# e; T' O1 Hgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year s ~3 m f; \$ G; S/ C
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
% O w0 {3 \% a' U9 t) ZAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; e/ E% z; f4 O) i# X" ^& l
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and9 Q8 o9 z2 X9 Q; t, B7 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
+ g/ d3 q o1 H$ n8 Xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# j: b- a0 O3 nchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) \1 X* T, j+ F r# B; R- H
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% q Q) n0 f" {1 a; g$ ionce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
P0 _9 c1 I, o7 ~& A: i) Uto absorb the full benefit of the program.
* b/ m) h7 L8 k8 U5 |" |Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be4 O2 F1 G8 b0 S/ z/ g
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will# N. w% E1 ?& S0 m( V
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth9 ]! [8 u2 x2 g# g
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit. u0 ~1 I" y" \ d ^* D* H8 Z' x
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& L' e3 ?% T0 C* N7 W6 c7 `
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,1 ?" J# e) q6 J# L
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ N- V6 l4 L" i; B2 o, U
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
2 i8 r* s1 u' W6 N3 }6 Z% Ythose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 z3 S8 s" S. a, |. `7 d u& J6 Pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.009 x: D4 }) B% j, A2 W
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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