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Canada Learning Bond
" S: z' C6 ]+ bThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning6 n* [- K* d8 [2 ]! Z
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' S6 M; E* L4 H0 y) h' m0 L8 O
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. {. U5 S/ G4 s3 j; U/ c, @
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive R# w0 {# @6 \ }& s
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.: Z7 ~: E% |% X7 T: h$ Y& c
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
) e$ s) W) B! Hcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; [8 t8 b6 y6 p. P; t
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
+ S3 p2 Q& R5 hcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit" Y# i% ~4 [0 f1 F3 H5 H
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
. j2 i4 q& l, u% icould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 X$ P! h R/ N; WAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# c9 Z1 P) m: I* W9 lgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year' c* m$ s4 f4 F2 q9 V/ T
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 u% N7 F9 o$ [1 ?4 fAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
) X: a- M5 } T, C) LDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and: o. B& l- ^8 k, a8 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The0 U6 |7 p4 Y& o
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# T _5 }& ]5 y( [2 g9 ^: V
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) c5 [+ Z4 w: j6 [- f( ~
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 ?! \. _# e4 U8 ]$ Y7 Zonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents2 T8 [; z- v+ s- o0 S
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
* I6 O/ f' {% a V0 dAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
" Y9 ~( b3 A* p* i1 K4 H1 t1 aeligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will+ R7 ]9 |8 T( [: F. Y& `
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 `; P' Z, c% G1 R9 j/ d" y(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit H. n7 F, I6 n% I& [
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 y2 J% }3 m* x d4 p7 n; o- Y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,) C+ t+ c2 G5 t2 K0 G
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 x4 x f( ]3 S. \/ X; F. D* O$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of% p9 q2 T' D! S4 x3 Q/ }3 j
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These$ F" f5 p- S* Z+ `9 l% \
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
- v# B9 s6 |5 T# Igrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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