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Canada Learning Bond0 r" B' ^$ @1 r6 k3 A' T
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- _% m/ m% ]- B8 A6 ?0 u T
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* J0 `: {6 ~) I2 ~7 P. e) v- U
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
7 |" M5 J: q/ [, ] m5 W g* M8 ]families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& }) n y% u; l, b# Fthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
5 p7 k+ m0 }$ _3 V hAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* L1 M( x) ^: Y* x8 econtinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! ^' Q6 k. c5 u4 t( C' kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 i$ t! x8 x( D* N& k
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit1 x g- N, f: }( F" ~
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
7 q# ?, j8 W& D% icould receive up to $2,000 for their education.. S3 @6 g4 F$ s" X4 P! U* n }) T
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 X' t6 t, T$ R; O6 A( |
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 Q0 _' V7 ?& K, Fstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
1 [9 v/ p1 c8 UAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 u* e% @8 a: L8 [During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
, C) J0 V8 ]% y- Rsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
0 B5 @1 \! j& ~7 Wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
* A7 F* m6 e r) f7 S1 _7 S; ]children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
9 r) W' |1 v. aglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
2 g$ k/ a+ p h, |* |once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents5 K" Z) P, a+ n& J+ D3 x4 J
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
: y7 ^! O3 K- z7 o" iAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
+ a" F" I" `$ D+ V6 {eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will! X: G+ l' u% t6 |2 h
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth- z# J: b5 K A) z4 I# l: M O7 O' y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit8 ]/ \& e' m# V" b1 u: f7 O. T
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of% U; a: e8 n3 e$ z0 T
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,- |& Q1 M1 ?& o- Q( s# V2 s- N
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent: G" [* Y) X; K- z. M# ]: ?
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
9 t9 U* X* z7 Othose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
+ M4 V; ^/ |' r: X5 Ogrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00' g' y" R* p; k! ^9 X
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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