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Canada Learning Bond
9 T+ v* K! q! P, n9 y; ^# x3 UThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) N) A% ?7 B) B" y: T# Z/ WBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
7 }1 V1 h3 @; o* M8 q+ rpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
) O$ E5 f7 } y- R/ Afamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive' }" Q' P' f! c: H7 X
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.# c! t# E( V6 z2 A4 h
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
. Z# j: B8 p: |continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond) a2 h/ M, H3 O' q4 |1 [
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will& S; O9 p# F& w
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
/ e; ?* H- x2 }from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household4 S2 x7 R4 l% J+ L2 q' ], W
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
# o6 d: w% j8 {: u& F! D) x. s$ u! @Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" J4 @4 _5 r% m- W& n! C7 ?3 ]- i
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
9 B3 O2 @: | @students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.- }; B9 |7 m# E6 ]6 z
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act/ R: {4 @- V$ \' l: i6 W
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% [( c# q4 B' k. p8 Q& e
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
! Y$ {/ p' R! Y7 |( i8 ?$ o( Gprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
, m+ c5 q7 T, `) C3 r. Tchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
, O( w3 L" O5 v" [* Gglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
! \4 a7 s0 z. `7 _. X4 W& Qonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents- T/ L1 h: K, J( T
to absorb the full benefit of the program.7 a P7 v* _! D( S% G* q7 v* y
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. v$ K/ x, B2 h i" I peligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
. C- w5 d9 Q( e8 ^( A9 conly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth' m, I7 D L* [( g/ S1 O5 a% s
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
2 w: U5 C: K) uunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) u/ D0 ]; f6 y2 ~" \3 \schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,7 a k. y5 U5 }. Z9 x+ y! j
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 `: w( l3 V v% \. |, g$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 \( Z7 Z8 N7 S# r
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
7 c- i' r( i$ }- E; M' Ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00+ U2 g/ a" H7 h8 |
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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