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Canada Learning Bond
# X, P7 v: [4 p* cThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
& r( E; K- G; P8 f. n: ^$ EBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
4 x5 {: a' @' d8 [' Ypost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# y8 O6 Y- I+ g2 @families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 S0 [# ?/ r/ v0 I) ^the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
- q2 U7 `' ?1 a2 a/ x, w4 uAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will, {! C7 y9 h0 m8 o- r7 M
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
& A% h6 v8 S: H ^& sinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will" [7 Z& h: N; s/ c! R: i2 d4 \5 h
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
' Q: V. {* c* y( w" H" efrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
. F9 I$ ^# R0 o8 B. | k9 jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.2 m) g8 S& B- M7 W6 ]$ r4 O; l
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the- ], u% M8 w9 J4 z) V/ F
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 d2 ]1 h* T5 |# \$ [
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.4 M2 u& k8 B9 b$ N2 t" L1 B
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
/ F8 X4 v# d3 f% \During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and& }: S3 u9 c6 z. y! y
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
. v+ `4 @) l0 h9 E9 gprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
4 D' [7 L2 `; t3 j' J6 fchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first/ [' R, f# M& }. W8 d6 A8 _
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 j$ ]0 ^6 y; w
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
# P$ C& l+ j) e$ \5 X; B# d5 F; Wto absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 Y) I3 @% ?+ ~' i% r# uAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 w+ A5 B0 {0 E, P9 s& O: religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# L9 l* G* t! r2 Y/ P6 m* s: A uonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ V+ a( r. [* d9 h' h( H9 d1 M
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
* O* j! O c( @4 G8 punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
) z) i7 {; l/ \schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ S: T( D( u, w' R: o" J+ f
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* V; y; v2 O, a. m" `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" q+ l: y/ V/ P7 v, m
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
1 B9 \* n; H0 @% Mgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
9 O3 o9 E( O/ U& [0 w. Igrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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