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Canada Learning Bond
/ \/ R& [& S# m' q3 |The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
; Q0 j7 F" H9 c. h+ W( j+ H# kBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s2 `* Q: w% ^2 ~# Q* _! t( e/ c. h
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome5 \' X1 ~: H7 H3 B; j
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
/ n0 N4 ^& j6 k# gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
) b, d7 j- z1 ]* UAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ n$ C7 Q! F% @8 scontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
2 N! z; |+ O* ]1 e. Cinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
1 u o' r) R3 i3 Fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
2 i* Y( @$ l5 Ufrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
$ U0 e2 S6 i) K# R6 w0 c$ i: _could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
% W: P5 P' `* F* U1 ~( a% t& XAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# u L+ \; W! O; ? C/ Igovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
8 V* [3 K& k- k1 hstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
+ ^* T0 |+ J# W2 BAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
, _6 g# \7 M+ U2 H2 Y" t1 SDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
: a" \: V& K5 \4 ~- O- msubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The o6 A- `) o [0 _, {: J
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) b, ~ A* r9 n Y" g% qchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 Y& B! N" Q% n6 x3 y" g' Eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: J2 ?% j: F; P; I$ t$ s+ ~) H
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents- f- N9 L7 O4 a u; ]
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
( f0 V( }& K) N: TAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 `& ^; a4 J6 ^& }9 w& w2 n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will8 y: R6 g5 \2 p0 O. T3 @1 i0 r
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 [0 I0 g" X2 W6 Q% [. p* _(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit+ w% f6 v' x: ~
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of9 n9 ?0 t' P" O9 e& z
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
( F3 [7 C5 j- O8 sfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent1 Q" P W. ~) W. p1 W ]- V9 M2 ^
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ e/ K" b+ w5 w; N: M
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
+ ]6 R) q( A( w+ A& U/ w- ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00" n. Y% A. {( P6 `: v
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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