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Canada Learning Bond
0 |& h7 R$ o( Q/ NThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning; e- c- \' A& J7 r) w- M& L
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) ?* R' Y! E+ ?; U. ` \post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
& B% @$ K+ N8 A9 Mfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
7 O2 b, B+ r2 H& E1 q2 D5 Jthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% N+ G2 c: d5 K& T6 G" LAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- h5 B7 ~. R! ?( B0 W% N! s
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 E% I3 ~3 h5 b/ [* M$ ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
5 l- V9 @! ?- P& h9 l. qcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
9 U$ {, f8 B5 U; dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household: e/ t2 f4 P+ s' M
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: v$ M+ v7 K% b) X# K4 W/ CAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the0 L" h' N. b3 Z7 U- q0 Z, k0 m
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year& G1 ?; f2 {8 j& O' f K
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.. f! M; O. @/ ?0 ?( ~
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act2 w6 e' s$ V. T9 R5 v- @6 @
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
* M: A- f" O, @) H8 Ssubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The$ ?# ^. e. g: A4 g
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
+ p ?1 n' Y6 Y1 Tchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first7 Z$ d: q+ _- [& u0 r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( I; Y& N" \4 [4 E/ K
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
! H" j' N/ s$ L- L- N" F8 Zto absorb the full benefit of the program.
R- v8 _6 {2 t* lAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
/ `( d5 s5 d) i- l( s# k" a& K) d- Zeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will+ M6 |- ?4 ~% l" y! d9 X
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
) ]1 n- \0 J% g7 y1 s Z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit( `! K M% `! e0 x3 Y9 w: ~
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
/ D( x/ Q; ?0 f3 Q( ^/ mschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,+ ]0 d3 Y4 F2 ~: t8 M( |5 S
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent' ^" E+ A" u# ]1 Y. V. z
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! r' P, f- [+ ?; _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
7 F/ K. A5 Q' z# O% M! L: U+ _grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.004 |' ?& f/ `/ F! \3 `1 m. p
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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