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Canada Learning Bond
$ d/ @- P. {+ N, [The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 D' q) n2 A! e! O# O" _" DBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s1 `: ~2 E: N+ U' M; M
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome' Q% b; f1 g0 z
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
M9 c1 [; z% F0 |- s1 A& uthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, F" k! {1 N* @0 FAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will: ]" P' t5 B9 q4 W5 G
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
s4 ^3 ]* D7 ^) v/ \9 cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will! |% ~1 f8 G$ h" I7 m: G
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit; W. z4 s1 e. W% c5 |
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, [; R/ W6 u1 g/ x( ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
9 U( `/ k+ \# F/ o3 }Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the1 Q9 e" A$ s4 N8 u8 R3 Q
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; U5 g( T9 ^ ~, b+ k- ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year." T9 `8 \# C& [- [% Q. R. {8 y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
+ ~% U4 \: K9 @# C q2 E' Q4 nDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) r9 e2 }1 C' Psubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
! ]+ Z# ?* U8 }: ]1 G+ f. @program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
" A5 d( V) {3 q- bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
2 n5 H! Z0 J4 g- I& Qglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
9 n1 J' v, }+ g Wonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
! Z% c! O; a; s6 Vto absorb the full benefit of the program.
- F4 ^5 ^0 ^9 r, Q3 x5 X3 [Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
. _3 f8 l9 Q6 c7 U, U/ religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
- i6 m; ^) \2 m' B0 O4 Zonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth1 _+ C8 \ {/ g+ \! E+ j
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit8 c" |3 S3 Y" V4 O5 n
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
; e) L, E9 m8 t+ V- z1 zschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
: ]! n+ i7 M0 z& L' _; R; Qfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
. N/ G* @3 a( G$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, q' D. |9 R! j) ?: ]/ T$ Pthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These# V0 D+ X: x: ?7 y' L8 k# f* {2 p6 x
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.000 F8 V- F! q. S& M( h! t
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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