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Canada Learning Bond
9 R' B" \" M5 u+ Y+ KThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ q" S7 {6 D- @- Y
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 t: e& K* s5 ?3 S* Q1 e7 w0 v6 X" j
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome7 _# ]8 W5 L1 }5 U& |
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive! e8 Y# Z2 g. j0 u! h" S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
+ H) i) Z; [+ N1 i8 [! dAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
$ R. t+ w- {) Mcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond! C+ ?% i$ F6 N6 V! f+ v/ u6 V& N
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
% ]0 R9 }; @! Hcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
# i3 Z, k& { `from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 E9 X( v9 B, }& r
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.% R3 l$ o7 [2 ?# K$ u: ` M
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the+ e. ~% T8 a8 s+ D) I
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
6 x& x$ s, J# Tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
a. r \6 L; T& b4 dAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act" ]3 h5 h1 u$ I1 f v: P0 i& D
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
1 W) K0 D& F7 f3 @subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The0 W3 r5 L: {8 @" s
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
# p; t3 p& [4 N$ `9 z" g" L, kchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first! ?* {9 @- u# ?6 v
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,- {8 `& \( D; W) i
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; T7 X/ } z. k% i$ I# S0 E* Wto absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ L8 J& T w" T9 U2 q" _8 dAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ x- R$ b0 _8 ]- V
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will3 P/ y( X4 C3 f( u
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. L+ Q- }% S/ v(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit" W! c6 m- I8 ], t r2 X7 J
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- `3 ~; q" {% y5 L7 I, }schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
# T! |- f) P4 Q" K9 Ufor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 r1 o5 x a0 z; j
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
" z4 K* }# ^5 h0 _those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
* D, ^ p0 |* @! R) A. L/ p) vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00, M7 Z: j' ~/ x0 Z( a# b
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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