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Canada Learning Bond
2 n3 d* _8 e' c. p3 h% p" P% EThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning) G+ Q/ H2 J, J9 O( U' {
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' S! F: T( U6 m3 D% A) vpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) A3 D) K- O9 x6 m( {! u1 B3 U2 Y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive$ } w$ S4 k7 f3 o% i
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.- T9 i1 N0 C6 Y) s) N" U
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will- T% y- ?& L0 ?( v: B) c7 q9 g/ l
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
1 [5 h( x( J5 A) \) |. uinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will3 X, D) ?( K/ @7 Y7 j: G) Q3 }3 B
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" A9 d5 `$ n7 lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
G1 A" C5 {4 P! d+ g+ scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) l3 n' r1 j5 A2 h1 y# \Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% ~$ t, x# k8 @7 e' @) R
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year6 o- b& a* t. f
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.3 ~0 o; ^. W, b2 f/ ^+ y6 q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act2 u! D* \" E4 S" J1 w& Y2 K+ b
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 V6 T$ |! g! O+ \subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, _' z% v2 @* X! Q9 y! b! p
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
' Q' Q6 H" ~9 W( d1 Nchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
# Q& a2 o! ^0 xglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
4 _/ P- C( B% C9 Tonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents9 m2 G5 N, _3 V. H2 j8 b0 g( O
to absorb the full benefit of the program.! n3 l; L+ a) g* ~: r; @5 i4 ]
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be( A8 S" l! f. U% ` e' I
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will9 z1 s. Y# z# r: _9 i6 A
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 L+ ~) \8 `, m0 N: h(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% f( L9 V Z6 U, k8 B/ W4 u! xunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of0 i4 X1 Z7 H; W5 n& l
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 Z* {: E! u, H" D
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& l( P9 X0 Z. s; ?+ b
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 ^2 V& F- I h
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
% g( @7 P) t' `; k8 d& T9 `grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- |( Z% p8 l$ D2 i
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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