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Canada Learning Bond
. \# i3 L8 } B; w7 ? CThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
Y3 L3 `; I- R# HBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! t i k2 M' T# ?, D) S' T$ ^
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
5 E" @+ f S$ B& Kfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" c1 w+ ^% ]1 T3 H& o1 D3 z$ V- |the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) Y: I' `/ A" h# |+ _' {
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ {: W9 i' ?& [6 acontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
: c" h' w& F. a, [: t; Winstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& H7 }5 P! V# `# E- scarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
: p4 e( Y; b' p3 Wfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
- x1 f3 h( H- [3 J" e0 Q9 [$ _could receive up to $2,000 for their education.4 d3 l% Z$ i& T/ c% E/ Q" R
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
: ]% i$ I4 }1 Z9 @5 h/ @government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year7 b( y6 F& v5 z' H2 H7 R
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.6 z- m; ^0 E6 m2 N+ R! ?* Z3 Q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act' ^ ~, q& H6 q9 c) _
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and- o7 k: ^: E \: @
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
- U2 l4 R) Z- ~4 t( q, Aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
2 ^$ C3 B7 d: ]# n9 K4 cchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
4 j2 T% l+ Y/ H s; r% cglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
& p$ K3 g6 ^6 Z. G7 R) @0 Tonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
- x: {7 p( o9 ?0 O) w- {$ c% Wto absorb the full benefit of the program.1 c7 e% n1 M# \% P
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
: {1 Z7 g0 _2 e. [* Q; F; E+ seligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
; ~+ P$ V% Q' T" ?9 z+ q8 G& aonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
! X4 g2 @" ?) I# w& z(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit {# l! F4 }9 r( q8 @2 z M
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* x. j3 Y" K$ w: n6 @8 sschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ N" O/ N$ `" D6 E6 J/ ~# V
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent% _) s o& P3 x/ y6 J$ l0 L- `
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
- C$ s$ e {- j% _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These' \( a1 E: l' `& _# d
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00) x+ ?* C* R5 R% I/ P1 P' x
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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