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Canada Learning Bond
. b1 W$ a! D/ w/ Z2 d( P1 j pThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning7 h9 J4 L7 ]6 r' ?6 s# @
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
3 O) u' c" o) jpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
' z/ \% s8 X0 M& j2 Q- B, o9 x: vfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ ]3 Q8 |0 G! B( kthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
$ T; r0 Y1 v8 j+ X, HAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
# y' x; g% p' N# ^" \& I5 ?5 i2 Fcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond; B/ z# v. t+ D; c; W
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
# m& T( L/ U+ ]( l9 W4 b/ i2 p4 rcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit8 U4 l/ M: I5 Z4 I% m4 x* j) Q
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 L a1 ]$ X; }" _4 P7 U2 ~, {- ycould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 o/ [! b1 h! `5 ^
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the0 s. W' d0 `3 J }/ m3 \2 a+ U9 J5 U# }
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, d/ g) ?- f4 V( r* H( ]7 x' }
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.' M/ t3 e) v+ p/ L: q9 z
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act! {3 h; ^/ G* E1 p9 F
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
! _# `, e0 v. A4 T1 n: J/ H. csubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The& A2 ^$ i) V1 d9 V7 t
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: V! l- j! c: S+ I+ Vchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
/ X/ E: f. S; B1 e/ U. yglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% q9 n/ L1 V8 Q2 d9 a5 q( i, }once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 T+ L: G0 e+ [9 s
to absorb the full benefit of the program.0 {% T5 z5 Q( h" ?
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be) ]0 v/ R8 m4 \ x
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will. B1 Q6 Q& l- k9 [2 G# u
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- G* p* v& c. j0 T# h" A(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit$ J% |' R8 {2 N5 G/ X. b
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of4 Q8 R6 Z* I% G
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
, o: h! U0 b( ]$ u5 r* Tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 ?& p; o4 O% x2 J1 {" k
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
" k- \: W( f3 b; G4 Q$ ^1 n0 y5 Lthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
t3 E) t B4 o2 n1 Hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
% m% t& X; D9 }# _grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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