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Canada Learning Bond
* [. }2 ?8 Y" @& H( pThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- R3 V, }0 t9 [/ P& u
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
" P' @, [$ @0 F: F5 P4 Qpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
6 U% H) G( A7 B% `, {1 U; [/ ofamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* `+ h! J ]7 P. c0 K1 u' b
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. K4 z4 C! v1 A" I- _9 [" r( UAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- t, }! ]! ^) X- _3 [" q. |3 z econtinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond. _; O2 e( R% D% H3 W: _" t. A
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: R6 L4 U) Q- X1 r5 x* Y3 |* h1 N
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, W3 Z. Q! r7 ~
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household$ j# K; y4 f; q1 E
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
! t9 U2 K; t! K0 n# Z1 r( k+ cAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' v$ [2 A d9 |* mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year$ T2 r; k( w3 ^9 v; s3 u
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.; f$ v5 I# l8 b
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
! ~" D! H1 @5 }5 _) }6 N. dDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 D/ k- l9 P- Xsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The% M1 h# [/ s# i5 m* N, ?/ U$ c
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: c& K$ p3 Y4 B- X4 i& O
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, @" x4 S$ v7 c
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,5 X. `. Y# x2 K8 l, `; w
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
& @6 o# o: Y( J+ Pto absorb the full benefit of the program.
; o% v# }0 x& r6 `& t% RAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' D. |9 t* C8 [
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% H" A6 E# T2 P+ z5 ~$ ?2 Honly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
1 R2 X& ?6 o8 {& r$ D1 r6 x" I" H(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
4 O" q- h3 E/ d3 F# gunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
0 m* m$ x9 M! @3 I1 B2 Fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 K0 K4 i( j/ X9 o2 e+ ~
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, D. d" g; }, f& i! m$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
1 W9 a! `6 ?8 @& Ythose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
' _) P9 V3 z" Zgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" t. T# d' Y6 f# }& w9 S7 | m" Wgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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