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Canada Learning Bond
( c/ o" b/ B: ^. Z6 ^The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
( @+ t) y7 \) v0 VBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s' C1 m! Q* Q( L% O4 C. }
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) N- E/ |, s) |& [5 v% W
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* P, H2 y, P# g5 q# H f2 `, c
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
i) i; _& w) j U8 xAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 x5 m* c0 u' {# ?
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
- T( U6 y9 d) t+ M/ rinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 Z% S, H: s3 h1 _1 _
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit4 g3 k6 K/ ~0 K" ~1 S+ H: l @$ b+ p
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household0 r+ D( |3 R) H
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
. u' C! r. C/ C2 GAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
6 k( a( s3 S @4 d. W5 Rgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" o! I* R; P$ a& t1 \' X& [" D
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% a+ |2 J1 r) c2 Y" S3 A4 L
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act) e' W5 | R# J
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and" W. n3 \4 J% O5 f+ b4 T
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The# W1 v; r S1 @
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have% b# l: _7 K4 s! ~
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first, Q* `* o3 T+ k L7 Q
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that," ]0 g3 Q$ D" W
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents+ Y$ |2 M! D; {
to absorb the full benefit of the program.# t2 [& A5 B: {# _) Q
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' t9 |& @, L4 W {7 ~; a z
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
, |* ~) {& Y( z9 k5 |1 z2 {only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 X4 N4 ]0 e0 n(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit2 D* s8 S- F6 U7 f3 B) n
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of' m2 w8 ^5 v# |" g( Q0 Q( s$ A
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,! v7 U% o1 y4 |+ G% h
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
* d5 t7 D: K4 J/ {- q/ E6 m$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of: e# \: j9 ]' {8 j
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
( s- J* ^* r$ \grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 a0 t3 T2 ~* x) S# [# P" Mgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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