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Canada Learning Bond, T, h+ w$ A6 k5 L: E0 t; @0 ~
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning% Z r1 H; e: c, y, N2 P
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 {8 s: \% c& S2 n5 L8 m
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
4 _* v6 p5 e' i9 w# Sfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive( |5 |6 J9 \2 J. H3 t0 [7 B+ D
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
& |7 _9 x; e" l3 m% Z3 o' qAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will& O, \+ w6 l1 s& n9 G0 K8 \8 _- w
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. j& T5 S: ^4 @1 [
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will% L" [( p. u( o6 ~
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit! \3 a8 H- R) f4 G* A
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household3 ]0 P( w+ g6 ]/ Y4 J7 {9 o; G
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.# m) A- W1 i' b* m) j1 [. U' q
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" t' b7 ~: g/ K+ J7 [, l: ]
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
' z: P/ O- D" Z* Y0 J; Q- `students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.! b4 A% k0 b$ S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
4 @) Z% P5 P: _5 O0 @/ G5 q5 gDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, _! i' q: o; U2 R$ |( R
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 Q+ N* u8 l1 E$ E7 Z# Yprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have- ^$ X6 c6 h+ l! \0 w7 v3 c
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 A- l9 G7 J( _3 u
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,! p3 Y2 T0 m" X6 [1 i* ]# r. D
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ G h$ z/ G" t/ O5 k3 c+ o. ~to absorb the full benefit of the program.
) p7 `' b) z6 XAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
! D- H5 z; Y# E9 ]eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
0 ~9 C8 p8 z3 @, ?only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- |/ B3 Y; \( n' a5 j(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
: H* m7 m8 `5 G6 Nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
7 Q# x; E0 c" l4 O1 ]# W* eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
! T2 A$ g, W8 a0 nfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
U7 S1 k' j. k- J ]0 |$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
( w% [/ X& ?3 H6 ^, d: y, b; Gthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These# m' a7 c4 t! N' |
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00& O, C3 T* O/ T. E1 o
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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