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Canada Learning Bond
1 j; L, O D% \$ q, x# CThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
2 C2 z: w7 U3 S+ ~, DBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
3 s1 Z4 i ~( ] D' v9 @. {1 opost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' v0 ]1 q& y* H4 }) K! N* m* n* kfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
4 e! @0 |2 S* o; k# ~7 ]9 N/ Sthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.' Q( k: r2 Z8 T0 E
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
' @9 R$ f- f# x x/ i: V! Zcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
9 O; {: M$ H1 \installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will- D0 n6 t' v, @2 P
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit( C" [* k# n. z; t" @8 S1 x/ k) L
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% @; ?4 Y! r: W+ J6 @
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
9 S4 _+ r9 |% h& Q5 jAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
{6 E- Q6 V: }$ @1 Agovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
& w0 F# A) [2 `1 A% Q: x, Wstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 D" k) A5 Y. W- i
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
; j& b }% h' U# A& h' O, VDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
' o# a( z/ L4 k o( Bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
7 d* V+ k2 c# Q0 _3 \ J% Xprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
9 o+ Z6 d; J7 Q, Schildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) H+ b% j) T0 R3 l+ U4 o& b
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
+ {/ X# g' g9 Y0 p- x6 H* conce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* r2 e9 _) y5 ~; x8 Eto absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 E9 L0 x+ h. T& [Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. a0 E I! G5 Meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
( p2 g+ |; p; _% @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ h, |, E" m+ P) t; P% N
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 J: A+ K) k) s9 v( G+ J0 g3 N! kunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 c# v! }4 X' s+ P: Z4 [) Uschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 @) t$ M) z& mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
; g7 K9 e4 E; M$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 D, B. \' c/ r) m N9 [/ zthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These3 Y5 J& B, `' c& e! X
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00; T6 A: {9 w/ P9 q. C4 n7 J/ A
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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