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Canada Learning Bond
8 \ t$ V% X2 t; E0 N8 ~The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning3 N+ E& e7 y$ w' m, {" e
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! r$ t9 Q8 A& k
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome; N9 Y4 p H+ ?: s* k8 A {
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
& j5 F. m1 \" k; Q5 c/ \- Ithe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.9 E# e( w) ]+ v
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* m2 h$ M0 E+ S8 k7 Y$ rcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond! X$ D8 t+ i# [! z4 q5 D) N1 A$ A
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, o$ |' K: y8 _5 Z. t+ J( a5 T% Ncarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 e, a, S) e- u
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 Q+ w) `2 b2 d5 b
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
" @: w5 O( }( R0 Q. B0 l3 o) zAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# r8 a7 w4 W, Y! q4 N4 V) t0 ]government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
2 L9 @/ T6 m3 q, R! Mstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.# M# U: ?( ]+ ]8 K
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act( X) h! ~9 \4 I# d/ S1 N: a. F- v
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 N* j! x% O' U) I3 s1 @2 m
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The* B$ A/ o' J' P. ]
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
8 t. M( S+ n/ y( @4 j% i1 u s+ K# Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
1 S) @7 P4 D4 K7 Cglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
0 ]* x6 h, a7 g, n7 Aonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 w# U. T8 H9 F/ H4 c3 Q* Xto absorb the full benefit of the program.
/ K! G. n% L0 q N5 VAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
( K# R: ?) {3 s ^& S Q7 e. Ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 E6 O D E6 x6 ~( m
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth/ v7 d& z4 B$ w# S6 u# h9 \
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit2 ^" T. Y H7 X% W* v
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
m. \7 Q* O. {. ~3 W$ Eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, N" i4 N: S8 b* L
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
6 p* D3 w: L* R+ k, a$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. N/ q( \+ S% S* }/ R+ Z# }those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These" A6 J! @; J: l( c$ T0 L; d
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' x/ @2 |5 C4 @4 {! q5 C# ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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